Enhancing and modeling the biofiltration of dimethyl sulfide under dynamic methanol addition

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2474-2481

  Zhang, Yuefeng ^a   Liss, Steven N ^b   Allen, D Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Dimethyl sulfide; Dynamic model; Methanol; Optimization; Transient response

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIODEGRADATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

BIOFILTER COLUMNS; BIOMASS GROWTH; DIMETHYL SULFIDE;

BIOFILTRATION;

ADDITION REACTIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947653149     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.01.035     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Deshusses M.A., Hamer G., and Dunn I.J. Behavior of biofilters for waste air biotreatment. 1. Dynamic model development. Environmental Science and Technology 29 (1995) 1048-1058
2. Dupasquier D., Revah S., and Auria R. Biofiltration of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors by cometabolism with pentane: modeling and experimental approach. Environmental Science and Technology 36 (2002) 247-253
3. Fan L.S., Leyva-Ramos R., Wisecarver K.D., and Zehner B.J. Diffusion of phenol through a biofilm grown on activated carbon particles in a draft-tube three phase fluidized bed bioreactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 35 (1990) 279-286
4. Gravel, J.O., Gosselin, G., 1999. Control of TRS non condensable gases from a Kraft mill by regenerative thermal oxidation. In: Proceedings of the 1999 TAPPI International Environmental Conference. Nashville, TN, pp. 145-149.
5. Hirai M., Ohtake M., and Shoda M. Removal kinetics of hydrogen sulfide, methanethiol and dimethyl sulfide by peat biofilters. Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering 70 5 (1990) 334-339
6. Howard P.H. Handbook of Environmental Fate and Exposure Data for Organic Chemicals. Solvent vol. II (1990), Lewis Publishers, MI, USA
7. Krailas S., and Pham Q.T. Macrokinetic determination and water movement in a downward flow biofilter for methanol removal. Biochemical Engineering Journal 10 (2002) 103-113
8. Mohseni, M., 1998. Biofiltration of hydrophilic and hydrophobic volatile organic compounds using wood-based media. Ph.D. Thesis, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
9. Mohseni M., and Allen D.G. Biofiltration of mixtures of hydrophilic and hydrophobic volatile organic compounds. Chemical Engineering Science 55 (2000) 1545-1558
10. Morgan-Sagastume J.M., Noyola A., Revah S., and Ergas S.J. Changes in physical properties of a compost biofilter treating hydrogen sulfide. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 53 (2003) 1011-1021
11. Ottengraf S.P.P., and van den Oever A.H.C. Kinetics of organic compound removal from waste gases with a biological filter. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 25 (1983) 3089-3102
12. Perry R.H., and Green D.W. Perry's Chemical Engineerings' Handbook. seventh ed (1977), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
13. Pol A., Op den Camp H.J.M., Mees S.G.M., Kersten M.A.S.H., and van der Drift C. Isolation of a dimethyl sulfide-utilizing Hyphomicrobium species and its application in biofiltration of polluted air. Biodegradation 5 (1994) 105-112
14. Przyjazny A., Janicki W., Chrzanowski W., and Staszewsiki R. Headspace gas chromatographic determination of distribution coefficients of selected organosulphur compounds and their dependence on some parameters. Journal of Chromatography 280 (1983) 249-260
15. Reid R.C., Prausnitz J.M., and Sherwood T.K. The Properties of Gases and Liquids. third ed (1977), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
16. Rittmann B.E., and McCarty P.L. Environmental Biotechnology: Principles and Applications (2001), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY
17. Saltzman E.S., King D.B., Holmen K., and Leck C. Experimental determination of the diffusion coefficient of dimethylsulfide in water. Journal of Geophysical Research 98 (1993) 16481-16486
18. Shareefdeen Z., Baltzis B.C., and Bartha R. Biofiltration of methanol vapor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 41 (1993) 512-524
19. Smet E., van Langenhove H., and Verstraete W. Long-term stability of a biofilter treating dimethyl sulfide. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 46 (1996) 191-196
20. Sologar V.S., Lu Z., and Allen D.G. Biofiltration of concentrated mixtures of hydrogen sulfide and methanol. Environmental Progress 22 2 (2003) 129-136
21. Yang H., Minuth B., and Allen D.G. Effects of nitrogen and oxygen on biofilter performance. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association 52 (2002) 279-286
22. Zhang T.C., and Bishop P.L. Evaluation of tortuosity factors and effective diffusivities in biofilm. Water Research 28 11 (1994) 2279-2287
23. Zhang L., Hirai M., and Shoda M. Removal characteristics of dimethyl sulfide by a mixture of Hyphomicrobium sp. I55 and Pseudomonas acidovorans DMR-11. Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering 74 (1992) 174-178
24. Zhang Y., Liss S.N., and Allen D.G. The effects of methanol on the biofiltration of dimethyl sulfide in inorganic biofilters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 95 (2006) 734-743
25. Zhang, Y., Liss, S.N., Allen, D.G., 2006b. Biofiltration of mixtures of dimethyl sulfide and methanol for treating exhaust gases in the pulp and paper industry. In: Proceedings of the 99th AWMA Annual Meeting and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.