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Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor

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Kraakman, NJR; González-Martín, J; Pérez, C; Rodríguez, E; Lebrero, R; Deshusses, MA; Muñoz, R
Published in: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
October 1, 2023

Biological processes are increasingly applied for gas purification as a sustainable and economical alternative to conventional physical-chemical processes (chemical absorption, incineration, adsorption). Although biological gas treatment is accepted as an economical, safe, and reliable air pollution control technology, it faces important limitations when applied for the treatment of poorly water-soluble compounds due to mass transfer limitations. A twenty-five capillary channels bioreactor was studied to characterize mass transfer coefficients and the removal of hydrophobic air pollutants under segmented gas-liquid flow pattern. The removal efficiency of hexane, toluene and α-pinene vapors reached values up to about 75%, 99% and 75%, respectively, at a gas contact time of less than 1 s, which is at least one, but closer to two orders of magnitude shorter than conventional biological gas purification systems. The bioreactor displayed stable operation for 100 days and was robust against common upsets, which opens the new opportunities for expanding the application field of biological processes for air pollution control and the mitigation of greenhouse gases in dilute air streams. Synopsis: This study breaks through existing barriers of gas treating biotechnologies which allows expansion of the application field of more sustainable processes for air pollution control.

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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

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EISSN

2213-3437

Publication Date

October 1, 2023

Volume

11

Issue

5

Related Subject Headings

  • 4011 Environmental engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 3406 Physical chemistry
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
  • 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
 

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Kraakman, N. J. R., González-Martín, J., Pérez, C., Rodríguez, E., Lebrero, R., Deshusses, M. A., & Muñoz, R. (2023). Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110502
Kraakman, N. J. R., J. González-Martín, C. Pérez, E. Rodríguez, R. Lebrero, M. A. Deshusses, and R. Muñoz. “Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11, no. 5 (October 1, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110502.
Kraakman NJR, González-Martín J, Pérez C, Rodríguez E, Lebrero R, Deshusses MA, et al. Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2023 Oct 1;11(5).
Kraakman, N. J. R., et al. “Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, vol. 11, no. 5, Oct. 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.110502.
Kraakman NJR, González-Martín J, Pérez C, Rodríguez E, Lebrero R, Deshusses MA, Muñoz R. Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2023 Oct 1;11(5).
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

DOI

EISSN

2213-3437

Publication Date

October 1, 2023

Volume

11

Issue

5

Related Subject Headings

  • 4011 Environmental engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 3406 Physical chemistry
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
  • 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)