Acetone removal kinetics by an indoor biofilter

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Darlington, Alan B ^a   Dixon, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; UNLOADING;

BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS; EMPIRICAL MODEL; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; GREEN PLANTS; NATURAL LOGARITHMS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL KINETICS; UNLOADING RATES;

ACETONE;

EID: 85072460870     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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