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1 online resource (318 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyrigt Page; Preface; The authors; Table of Contents; Dedication; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Air pollution legislation; 1.2 Types of waste gas treatment; 1.2.1 Condensation; 1.2.2 Incineration; 1.2.3 Adsorption; 1.2.4 Absorption; 1.2.5 Membrane systems; 1.2.6 Biological treatment; 1.2.6.1 Biofilters; 1.2.6.2 Biotrickling filters and bioscrubbers; 1.2.7 Technology effectiveness and costs; 1.3 Historical review of biofiltration; 1.4 Biofiltration marketplace; 1.5 Biofilter terminology; 1.5.1 Empty bed residence time and true residence time |
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1.5.2 Surface (or volumetric) and mass loading rate1.5.3 Removal efficiency and elimination capacity; 1.6 Additional biofiltration resources; 1.7 Conclusions; 2: Mechanisms of biofiltration; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Gas transfer; 2.2.1 The equilibrium; 2.2.2 Transfer rates; 2.3 The water phase; 2.4 Adsorbed contaminants; 2.5 Contaminant biodegradation; 2.5.1 The biofilm; 2.5.2 Kinetics; 2.6 Product generation; 2.7 Heat generation; 2.8 Conclusions; 3: Biofilter media; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Criteria for the choice of an optimal biofilter medium; 3.2.1 Inorganic nutrient content |
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3.2.2 Organic content3.2.3 Chemical and inert additives; 3.2.4 Water content; 3.2.5 pH; 3.2.6 Sorption characteristics, porosity; 3.2.7 Bacterial attachment; 3.2.8 Mechanical properties; 3.2.9 Odor of the packing; 3.2.10 Packing cost and lifetime; 3.2.11 Packing disposal; 3.3 Materials used for biofilter media; 3.3.1 Compost; 3.3.2 Peat; 3.3.3 Soil; 3.3.4 Activated carbon; 3.3.5 Wood chips or bark; 3.3.6 Perlite; 3.3.7 Synthetic media; 3.4 Description of selected biofilter media; 3.4.1 Compost-based and organic media; 3.4.2 Soil media; 3.4.3 Synthetic media |
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4.10.3 Biofilters using cometabolism4.10.4 NOx biofilters; 4.10.5 High-temperature biofilters; 4.10.6 Low-water-content biofilters; 5: Microbial ecology of biofiltration; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Microbial species in biofilters; 5.2.1 Selection and proliferation; 5.2.2 Inoculation of biofilters; 5.3 Substrate utilization; 5.3.1 Induction; 5.3.2 Substrate interaction; 5.3.3 Acclimation; 5.3.4 Uptake of dissolved compounds; 5.3.5 Phagocytosis; 5.3.6 Exoenzymes; 5.3.7 Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism; 5.3.8 Cometabolism; 5.3.9 Toxicity; 5.4 The microbial community; 5.4.1 Longitudinal stratification |
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4: Controlling factors and operation of biofilters4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water content; 4.2.1 Water in porous media; 4.2.2 Thermodynamic relationships; 4.2.3 Biological effects; 4.2.4 Partition effects; 4.2.5 Interference with air flow; 4.2.6 Drainage; 4.2.7 Control of water content; 4.3 Temperature; 4.4 Medium pH and alkalinity; 4.5 Nutrients; 4.6 Contaminant load and surface load; 4.7 Oxygen limitation; 4.8 Air flow direction; 4.9 Dust and grease; 4.10 Extreme biofilters; 4.10.1 Low pH biofilters for sulfide oxidation; 4.10.2 Anaerobic conditions in biofilters for chlorinated hydrocarbons |
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5.4.2 Biofilms in biofilters |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Deshusses, Marc A.
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Webster, Todd Stephen
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| ISBN |
1351464094 |
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9781351464093 |
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