Hexane abatement and spore emission control in a fungal biofilter-photoreactor hybrid unit

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 276, Issue , 2014, Pages 287-294

  Saucedo Lucero, J O ^a,b   Quijano, G ^a   Arriaga, S ^b   Munoz R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fungal biofilter; Hexane; Hybrid treatment; Photo treatment; Spores

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOHAZARDS; EMISSION CONTROL; FUNGI; HEXANE; IRRIGATION; MINERALOGY; PHOTOLYSIS;

ELIMINATION CAPACITY; FUNGAL BIOFILTER; HYBRID TREATMENT; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO-TREATMENT; POST-TREATMENT PROCESS; SPORES;

LOADING;

HEXANE;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; SPORE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; CATALYST; COLONY FORMING UNIT M; FUNGUS SPORE; GAS; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOREACTOR; REACTOR; FILTRATION; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PROCEDURES;

FILTRATION; FUNGI; HEXANES; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

EID: 84901491991     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.040     Document Type: Article

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