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PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for MEK Removal,“ Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2004, 114(1-3), 153-18

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance under Periodic Stressed Operating Conditions as a Function of Styrene Loading,“ Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, 2005, 55(2), 200-209

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Toluene Removal: Effect ofNon-use Periods"' Environmental Progress, 2005, 22(3),324-336.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone from Contaminated Air by Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter", ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2005, 24(2)155-161

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions; A Comparative Study of A Hydrophilic and a Hydrophobic Contaminant”, Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Focus , 2006, 6(1-2), 57-69

Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “ Role of Biological Activity and Biomass Distribution in Air Biofilter Performance,” Chemosphere, 2007, 66(9), 1758-176

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance and Microbial Diversity of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Interchanging Contaminants,” Engineering Life Sciences, 2006, 6(1), 37-42.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial G.A., "Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter", Chemical Engineering Journal, 2005, 113(2-3), 153-160.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Biological Oxidation of Gaseous VOC Mixtures in a Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2007, 10(1).

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., “Determination of Gas Phase Adsorption Isotherms- A Simple Constant Volume Method,” Chemosphere, 2006, 64(8), 1362-1368.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “A Novel Integrated Scheme for Stabilizing Biological Oxidation Process Performance in Treating Waste Gas Streams,” Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2007, 10(1).

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A.,Shin, H., and Knaebel, K. “Integrated Treatment Scheme of a Biofilter Preceded by a 2-Bed Adsorption Unit Treating Dynamic Toluene Loading,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2007, 130(1), 45-52.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., "A Comparative Study in Treating Two VOC Mixtures in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters," Chemosphere, 2007, 68(6), 1090-1097.

Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Zhang, K., Saikaly, P., Zein, M.M., and Oerther, D.B, "Microbial Study for TBABs Treating Interchanged VOCs and their Mixtures," accepted for publication in Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Focus , August 2007.

PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G., Tallin, S., and Meunier, J., “Characterization of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” in proceedings of the 2004 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference held in Dallas, Texas, Jan 5-8, 2004.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter for VOCs Removal: Effect of Non-Use Periods,” in proceedings of the AIChE Spring National Meeting held in New Orleans , Louisiana , April 25-29, 2004 .

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Paint Booth VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” in proceedings of the 97 th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 22-25, 2004.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Contaminants,” in proceedings of the 36 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, Storrs , Connecticut , October 8-10, 2004 .

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” in proceedings of 2004 USC-CSC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Santa Monica, California, October 20-22, 2004.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Under Interchanging Contaminants,” in proceedings of the 1 st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., Saikaly, P., Zein, M., Sorial, G.A., and Oerther, D.B., “Effect of VOCs Interchanging on Performance and Microbial Diversity in Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” in proceeding of 98 th A&AWA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.

Cai, Z, Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Removal of Paint Booth VOCs Mixture,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Treatment of VOCs Mixture in a Trickling Bed Air Biofilter Integrated with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Multicomponent VOCs,” in proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on EnvironKim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Feasibility of Adsorption/Desorption Cycles in a Two-Bed Adsorption Unit for Dampening Biofilter Performance Fluctuation,” in proceedings of 98 th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.

Kim, D. Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Cyclic Operation of Two Fixed Beds Adsorption Systems as Load Equilization for Air Biofiltration System,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Two Bed Adsorption and TBAB for VOC Emission Control,” in proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Effective Control of Gaseous VOC Mixture in a TBAB Coupled with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” in proceedings of 2006 USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Long Beech, California, October 18-20, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration for Effective Control of VOCs,” in proceedings for the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G., Tallin, S., and Meunier, J., “Characterization of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” presented at the 2004 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference held in Dallas, Texas, Jan 5-8, 2004.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter for VOCs Removal: Effect of Non-Use Periods,” presented at AIChE Spring National Meeting held in New Orleans , Louisiana , April 25-29, 2004 .

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Paint Booth VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” presented at the 97 th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Indianapolis , Indiana , June 22-25, 2004 .

Cai, Z., Kim, D., Sorial, G.A., Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Contaminants, the 36 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Saikaly, P., Zein, M., Sorial, G.A., and Oerther, D.B., “Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” presented at the 2004 USC-CSC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Santa Monica, California, October 20-22, 2004.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Under Interchanging Contaminants,” presented at the 1 st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, New Orleans , Louisiana , January 23-26, 2005 .

Cai, Z., Kim, D., Saikaly, P., Zein, M., Sorial, G.A., and Oerther, D.B., “Effect of VOCs Interchanging on Performance and Microbial Diversity in Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” presented at the 98 th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G. A., "Biodegradation of VOCs Mixture in a Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter", presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 30 - November 4, 2005.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., Biological Oxidation of Gaseous Mixtures in a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter, the 11th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil, Chicago, IL October 23-27, 2005.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., Sorial, G.A., Performance of a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Removal of Paint Booth VOcs Mixture, presented at A&WMA’s 99 th Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Multicomponent VOCs,” presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Feasibility of Adsorption/Desorption Cycles in a Two-Bed Adsorption Unit for Dampening Biofilter Performance Fluctuation,” presented at the 98 th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis , Minnesota , June 21-24, 2005 .

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Comparative Study of Gas Phase Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds on Two Types of Activated Carbon, the 227 th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, California, March 28-April 1, 2004

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated 2-Bed Adsorption System and Biofiltration for Treatment of Waste Gas Streams,” presented at the 230 th ACS National Meeting, held in Washington D.C., August 28- September 1, 2005.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Role of Adsorption and Desorption Cycles in a 2-Bed Adsorber in Stabilizing Biofiltration Performance,” presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 30-November 4, 2005.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Rhodes, R., Sorial, G.A, Treatment of VOCs Emitted from a Wastewater Treatment Plant by a Hybrid Process Scheme of a 2-Bed Adsorber and a Biofilter, the 2005 Ohio Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, June 21, 2005.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., A Novel Integrated Scheme for Stabilizing Biological Oxidation Process Performance in Treating Waste Gas Streams, the 11th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil, Chicago, IL October 23-27, 2005.)

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Role of Adsorption and Desorption Cycles in a 2-Bed Adsorber in Stabilizing Biofiltration Performance, the AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. October 30-November 4.

Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Cyclic Operation of Two Fixed-Beds Adsorption System as Load Equilization for Air Biofiltration System, presented at A&WMA’s 99 th Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., Treatment of VOCs Mixture in a Trickling Bed Air Biofilter Integrated with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds, presented at A&WMA’s 99 th Annual Conference & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA June 20-23, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Two Bed Adsorption and TBAB for VOC Emission Control,” presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006 ).

Sorial, G.A., “Biofiltration Technology for Effective Control of Air Emissions,” presented at the Plenary Meeting of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Effective Control of Gaseous VOC Mixture in a TBAB Coupled with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” presented at the 2006 USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Long Beech, California, October 18-20, 2006.

Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration for Effective Control of VOCs,” accepted for presentation at the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.

Ph.D. DISSERTATIONS

Kim, D., “Development of Integrated Scheme of Adsorption and Biofilter for VOCs Control,” Ph.D. Dissertation, 2006, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. (Presentation Slides)

Cai, Z., "Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration System for Treatment of Waste Gas Streams, " Ph.D. Dissertation, 2007, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. (Presentation Slides)

 

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