Ma. Deshusses et al., BEHAVIOR OF BIOFILTERS FOR WASTE AIR BIOTREATMENT .2. EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A DYNAMIC-MODEL, Environmental science & technology, 29(4), 1995, pp. 1059-1068
Experimental evaluation of a diffusion reaction model (part 1) for the
determination of both steady- and transient-state behavior of biofilt
ers for waste air biotreatment is presented. The model, applied to the
aerobic biodegradation of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and methyl isobut
yl ketone (MIBK) vapors from air as single and as mixed pollutants, pr
oved appropriate for describing most of the experiments undertaken and
served as a basis for comprehensive understanding of biofilter operat
ion.