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Analysis and comparison of biotreatment of air polluted with ethanol using biofiltration and biotrickling filtration

Karine Morotti Ecole des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, Albi, France; Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Antonio Avalos Ramirez Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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J. Peter Jones Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Michèle Heitz Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1967-1973 | Received 17 Oct 2010, Accepted 08 Feb 2011, Published online: 18 Aug 2011

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