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Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions

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Choi, DS; Devinny, JS; Deshusses, MA
Published in: Journal of Environmental Engineering
March 1, 2004

The performance of a field-scale biotrickling filter was investigated for the treatment of styrene vapors released from a bathtub manufacturing process. The two-stage biotrickling filter was operated in series with an average gas flow rate of 350 m3 h-1 corresponding to an overall empty bed gas contact time of 84 s. Daily average values of styrene removal efficiency varied from 40 to 90% with inlet concentrations ranging between 0.4 and 1.7 g m-3. System performance was not significantly affected by changes in temperature and was moderately susceptible to 3-day starvation or complete system shutdown. After 7 months of styrene treatment, toluene contaminated air was fed to the system and experiments were performed in which styrene and toluene were fed alternately at 3-h intervals. While styrene elimination remained unchanged over the cycles, the elimination capacity of toluene increased with the number of cycles, indicating some adaptation of the process culture to the new contaminant. Overall, the results suggest that biotrickling filters for air pollution control can be successful even under greatly varying operating conditions. © ASCE / MARCH 2004.

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Published In

Journal of Environmental Engineering

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ISSN

0733-9372

Publication Date

March 1, 2004

Volume

130

Issue

3

Start / End Page

322 / 328

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
 

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Choi, D. S., Devinny, J. S., & Deshusses, M. A. (2004). Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 130(3), 322–328. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:3(322)
Choi, D. S., J. S. Devinny, and M. A. Deshusses. “Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions.” Journal of Environmental Engineering 130, no. 3 (March 1, 2004): 322–28. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:3(322).
Choi DS, Devinny JS, Deshusses MA. Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2004 Mar 1;130(3):322–8.
Choi, D. S., et al. “Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions.” Journal of Environmental Engineering, vol. 130, no. 3, Mar. 2004, pp. 322–28. Scopus, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:3(322).
Choi DS, Devinny JS, Deshusses MA. Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2004 Mar 1;130(3):322–328.

Published In

Journal of Environmental Engineering

DOI

ISSN

0733-9372

Publication Date

March 1, 2004

Volume

130

Issue

3

Start / End Page

322 / 328

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4004 Chemical engineering
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering