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The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters

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Deshusses, MA; Hamer, G
Published in: Bioprocess Engineering
August 1, 1993

The work reported concerns the removal of mixtures of two ketones, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), which find wide application as industrial solvents, from effluent air streams in downward flow biofilters operating at relative humidities in excess of 95 percent. The inlet concentrations of the two pollutants were 300 mg m-3MEK and 330 mg m-3MIBK. Maximum elimination capacities achieved were 50 g m-3h-1 for MEK and 20 g m-3h-1 for MIBK. Marked interaction between the elimination of the two ketones was observed and established biophysical models for the kinetic analysis of biofilter operation proved inadequate as far as the complex processes involved in multi-component biodegradable vapour elimination were concerned. The complexity of such systems requires further definition and the development of appropriate models for process evaluation and design. © 1993 Springer-Verlag.

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Bioprocess Engineering

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1615-7605

ISSN

0178-515X

Publication Date

August 1, 1993

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

141 / 146

Related Subject Headings

  • Biotechnology
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 3106 Industrial biotechnology
  • 1003 Industrial Biotechnology
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering
 

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Deshusses, M. A., & Hamer, G. (1993). The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters. Bioprocess Engineering, 9(4), 141–146. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389921
Deshusses, M. A., and G. Hamer. “The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters.” Bioprocess Engineering 9, no. 4 (August 1, 1993): 141–46. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389921.
Deshusses MA, Hamer G. The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters. Bioprocess Engineering. 1993 Aug 1;9(4):141–6.
Deshusses, M. A., and G. Hamer. “The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters.” Bioprocess Engineering, vol. 9, no. 4, Aug. 1993, pp. 141–46. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF00389921.
Deshusses MA, Hamer G. The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters. Bioprocess Engineering. 1993 Aug 1;9(4):141–146.
Journal cover image

Published In

Bioprocess Engineering

DOI

EISSN

1615-7605

ISSN

0178-515X

Publication Date

August 1, 1993

Volume

9

Issue

4

Start / End Page

141 / 146

Related Subject Headings

  • Biotechnology
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 3106 Industrial biotechnology
  • 1003 Industrial Biotechnology
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
  • 0903 Biomedical Engineering