A Comparative Study of Physical and Chemical Processes for Removal of Biomass in Biofilters

A Comparative Study of Physical and Chemical Processes for Removal of Biomass in Biofilters

After 6 months of operation a long-term biofilter was stopped for two weeks and then it was started up again for a second experimental period of almost 1.3 years, with high toluene loads and submitted to several physical and chemical treatments in order to remove excess biomass that could affect the...

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Main Authors: Jorge Alberto Mendoza-Pérez, Ma. Carmen Veiga-Barbazán, Vicente Garibay-Febles, Christian Kennes, Enrique Godínez Domínguez, Oscar Jesús Prado-Rubianes, Rafael Herrera-Bucio, Pablo López-Albarán, Ángel Morales-González, Tomas Fregoso-Aguilar, José A. Morales-González, Jorge Chanona-Pérez, Sergio Odín Flores-Valle, Omar Ríos-Bernÿ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
downward flow
biofilter
backwashing
air sparging
biofilm
clogging
batch assay
filter bed
biomass control
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/8/6927/

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