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Modeling of Biofilters and Biotrickling Filters for Odor and VOC Control Applications

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  1. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA

    Marc A. Deshusses

  2. BIOREM Technologies, 7496 Wellington Road 34, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 6H9, Canada

    Zarook Shareefdeen

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  1. Research and Development, BIOREM Technologies Inc., 7496 Wellington Road 34, Guelph, ON, N1H 6H9, Canada

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  2. Petrozyme Technologies Inc., 7496 Wellington Road 34, Guelph, ON, N1H 6H9, Canada

    Ajay Singh

  3. Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada

    Ajay Singh

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Deshusses, M.A., Shareefdeen, Z. (2005). Modeling of Biofilters and Biotrickling Filters for Odor and VOC Control Applications. In: Shareefdeen, Z., Singh, A. (eds) Biotechnology for Odor and Air Pollution Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27007-8_10

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