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Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air

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Zuber, L; Dunn, IJ; Deshusses, MA
Published in: Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
September 1, 1997

Laboratory scale biological trickling filters and three-phase airlift bioreactors have been studied for the elimination of methylene chloride (or dichloromethane) vapors from waste air, and the results used herein for the design of small industrial-scale reactors. The conditions chosen for scale-up were an air flow rate of 100 m3 h-1, a methylene chloride inlet concentration of 2 g m-3, and a target removal of 99.5%. The scale-up procedure, design, and cost analysis are discussed. The full-scale biotrickling filter appears to be the most cost-effective reactor, with global costs of about $62 per 1,000 m3 treated. Treatment in the airlift reactor was estimated to be twice as expensive and catalytic oxidation 5 times as expensive. Biological waste air treatment offers economical alternatives to conventional techniques for waste air treatment. © 1997 Air & Waste Management Association.

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Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

DOI

EISSN

2162-2906

ISSN

1096-2247

Publication Date

September 1, 1997

Volume

47

Issue

9

Start / End Page

969 / 975

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 05 Environmental Sciences
 

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Zuber, L., Dunn, I. J., & Deshusses, M. A. (1997). Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 47(9), 969–975. https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1997.10464047
Zuber, L., I. J. Dunn, and M. A. Deshusses. “Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air.” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 47, no. 9 (September 1, 1997): 969–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.1997.10464047.
Zuber L, Dunn IJ, Deshusses MA. Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. 1997 Sep 1;47(9):969–75.
Zuber, L., et al. “Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air.” Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, vol. 47, no. 9, Sept. 1997, pp. 969–75. Scopus, doi:10.1080/10473289.1997.10464047.
Zuber L, Dunn IJ, Deshusses MA. Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. 1997 Sep 1;47(9):969–975.

Published In

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

DOI

EISSN

2162-2906

ISSN

1096-2247

Publication Date

September 1, 1997

Volume

47

Issue

9

Start / End Page

969 / 975

Related Subject Headings

  • Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
  • 41 Environmental sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 09 Engineering
  • 05 Environmental Sciences