Conversion of full-scale wet scrubbers to biotrickling filters for H 2S control at publicly owned treatment works

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1110-1117

  Gabriel, David ^a   Cox, Huub H J ^b,c   Deshusses, Marc A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b WESD Applied Research   (United States)

^c University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Biological treatment; Conversion; Hydrogen sulfide; Odor control; Retrofitting; Trickling filters

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ODORS; POLYURETHANES;

AIR TREATMENT; BIOTRICKING FILTERS; CHEMICAL SCRUBBERS; WET SCRUBBERS;

SCRUBBERS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; ODOR; SCRUBBER; TRICKLING FILTER;

EID: 8744240189     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:10(1110)     Document Type: Article

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