Evaluation of wood chip-based biofilters to reduce odor, hydrogen sulfide, and ammonia from swine barn ventilation air

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 520-530

  Chen, Lide ^a   Hoff, Steven ^a,b   Cai, Lingshuang ^a   Koziel, Jacek ^a   Zelle, Brian ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILTERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HARDWOODS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIOFILTER TREATMENT; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIME; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR CONCENTRATIONS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; STATIC SAMPLES; VENTILATION AIRS;

ODOR CONTROL;

AMMONIA; DIMETICONE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR CONTROL; OLFACTOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; WOOD CHIP;

AMMONIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EXTRACTION; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MOISTURE; ODOR CONTROL; POLYSILICONES; VOC; WOOD PRODUCTS;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67249158449     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.5.520     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Nicolai, R.E.; Clanton, C.J.; Janni, K.A.; Malzer, G.L. Ammonia Removal during Biofiltration as Affected by Inlet Air Temperature and Media Moisture Content; Trans. ASAE 2006, 49, 1125-1138. (Pubitemid 44682604)
2. O'Neill, D.H.; Phillips, V.R. A Review of the Control of Odor Nuisance from Livestock Buildings. Part 3: Properties of the Odorous Substances which Have Been Identified in Livestock Wastes or in the Air around Them; J. Agric. Eng. Res. 1992, 53, 23-50.
3. Day, D.L. Liquid Hog Manure Can Be Deodorized by Treatment with Chlorine or Lime; Illinois Res. 1996, 127, 16-18.
4. Lin, C.Y.; Hesu, P.H.; Yang, D.H. Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas and Landfill Leachate Treatment Using Coal Bottom Ash; J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 2001, 51, 939-945. (Pubitemid 32664504)
5. 2S; J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 2007, 57, 337-347. (Pubitemid 46663252)
6. Devinny, J.S.; Deshuses, M.A.; Webster, T.S. Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control; Lewis: Boca Raton, FL, 1999; pp 5-13.
7. Janni, K.A.; Maier, W.J.; Kuehn, T.H.; Yang, C.H.; Bridges, B.B.; Vesley, D. Evaluation of Biofiltration of Air, an Innovation Air Pollution Control Technology; ASHRAE Trans. 2001, 107, 198-214.
8. O'Neill, D.H.; Stewart, I.W.; Phillips, V.R. A Review of the Control of Odor Nuisance from Livestock Building. Part 2: The Cost of Odor Abatement Systems as Predicted from Ventilation Requirements; J. Agric. Eng. Res. 1992, 51, 157-165.
9. Deshusses, M.A. Transient Behaviours of Biofilters: Start-Up, Carbon Balances and Interactions between Pollutants; J. Environ. Eng. 1997, 123, 563-568. (Pubitemid 27399032)
10. Deshusses, M.A. Biological Waste Air Treatment in Biofilters; Curr. Op. Biotechnol. 1997, 8, 335-339. (Pubitemid 27277677)
11. Nicolai, R.E.; Janni, K.A. Development of a Low-Cost Biofilter for Swine Production Facilities. Presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, August 1997; Paper 974040.
12. Sun, Y.; Clanton, C.J.; Janni, K.A.; Malzer, G.L. Sulfur and Nitrogen Balances in Biofilters for Odorous Gas Emission Control; Trans. ASAE 2000, 43, 1861-1875. (Pubitemid 32165936)
13. Martinec, M.; Hartung, E.; Jungbluth, T.; Schneider, F.; Wieser, P.H. Reduction of Gas, Odor and Dust Emissions for Swine Operations with Biofilters. Presented at the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA, July 30-August 1, 2001; Paper 014079.
14. Williams, T.O.; Miller, F.C. Odor Control Using Biofilters. Part 1, This Overview of Basic Design and Operating Criteria Explains How Biofilters Can Be Used More Efficiently to Control Odors Emanating from Composting Facilities; BioCycle 1992, 33, 72-77.
15. Swanson, W.J.; Loehr, R.C. Biofiltration: Fundamentals, Design and Operations Principles, and Applications; J. Environ. Eng. 1997, 123, 538-546. (Pubitemid 127686739)
16. Garlinski, E. M.; Mann, D.D. Design and Evaluation of a Horizontal Airflow Biofilter on a Swine Facility. Presented at American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, July 2003; Paper 034051.
17. Nicolai, R.E.; Janni, K.A. Determining Pressure Drop through Compost-Wood Chip Biofilter Media. Presented at American Society of Agricultural Engineers Annual International Meeting, Sacramento, CA, July 30-August 1, 2001; Paper 014080.
18. Nicolai, R.E.; Janni, K.A. Biofiltration-Adaptation to Livestock Facilities. In Proceedings of the USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration; University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, 1998; pp 99-106.
19. Philips, V.R.; Scotford, I.M.; White, R.P.; Hartshorn, R.L. Minimum-Cost Biofilter for Reducing Odors and Other Aerial Emissions from Livestock Buildings. Part 1: Basic Airflow Aspects; J. Agric. Eng. Res. 1995, 62, 203-214.
20. Nicolai, R.E.; Janni, K.A. Designing Biofilters for Livestock Facilities. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference: Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations; American Society of Agricultural Engineers: St. Joseph, MI, 2000; pp 376-383.
21. Lo, Y.C.; Koziel, J.A.; Cai, L. Hoff, SJ.; Jenks, W.S.; Xin, H. Simultaneous Chemical and Sensory Characterization of VOCs and Semi-VOCs Emitted from Swine Manure Using SPME and Multidimensional Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Olfactometry; J. Environ. Qual. 2008, 37, 521-534.
22. ASTM E679-04 Standard Practice for Determination of Odor and Taste Thresholds by a Forced-Choice Ascending Concentration Series Method of Limits; ASTM International: West Conshohocken, PA, 2004.
23. EN13725: 2003 Air Quality-Determination of Odour Concentration by Dynamic Olfactometry; Committee for European Normalization: Brussels, Belgium, 2003.
24. McGinley, C.M.; McGinley, M.A. An Odor Index Scale for Policy and Decision Making Using Ambient and Source Odor Concentrations. Presented at Water Environment Federation/A&WMA Specialty Conference: Odors and Air Emissions, Hartford, CT, April 9-12, 2006.
25. AromaTrax Manual: GC Aroma Identification and Characterization Software. Version 6.61; Microanalytics Corporation: Round Rock, TX, 2003.
26. Martinec, M.; Hartung, E.; Jungbluth, T. Optimizing Biofilters to Reduce Odor and Gas Emissions from Livestock Buildings. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference: Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations; American Society of Agricultural Engineers: St. Joseph, MI, 2000; pp 391-398.
27. Sheridan, B.A.; Colligan, J.G.; Curran, T.P.; Dodd, V.A. Biofiltration of Exhaust Ventilation Air from Pig Units. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference: Air Pollution from Agricultural Operations; American Society of Agricultural Engineers: St. Joseph, MI, 2000; pp 384-390.
28. Scheridan, B.A.; Curran, T.P.; Dodd, V.A. Assessment of the Influence of Media Particle Size on the Biofiltration of Odorous Exhaust Ventilation Air from a Piggery Facility; Biores. Technol. 2002, 84, 129-143. (Pubitemid 34414999)
29. Hartung, E.; Jungbluth, T.; Buscher, W. Reduction of Ammonia and Odor Emissions from a Piggery with Biofilters; Trans. ASAE 2001, 44, 113-118. (Pubitemid 32931075)
30. Kastner, J.R.; Das, K.C.; Crompton, B. Kinetics of Ammonia Removal in a Pilot-Scale Biofilter; Trans. ASAE 2004, 47, 1867-1878. (Pubitemid 40033667)
31. Nicolai, R.E.; Janni, K.A. Biofilter Media Mixture Ratio of Wood Chips and Compost Treating Swine Odors; Water Sci. Technol. 2001, 44, 261-267. (Pubitemid 33103804)
32. Schaefer, J. Sampling, Characterization and Analysis of Malodors; Agric. Environ. 1977, 3, 121-127.
33. Yasuhara, A.; Fuwa, K.; Jimby, M. Identification of Odorous Compounds in Fresh and Rotten Swine Manure; Agric. Biol. Chem. 1984, 48, 3001-3010.
34. Cai, L.; Koziel, J.A.; Liang, Y.; Nguyen, A.; Xin, H. Evaluation of Zeolite for Control of Odorants Emissions from Simulated Poultry Manure Storage; J. Environ. Qual. 2007, 36, 184-193. (Pubitemid 46095332)
35. Chen, L.D.; Hoff, S.J.; Koziel, J.A.; Cai, L.; Zelle, B.; Sun, G. Performance Evaluation of a Wood Chip-Based Biofilter Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Olfactometry; Biores. Technol. 2008, 99, 7767-7780.
36. Bulliner, E.A.; Koziel, J.A.; Cai, L.; Wright, D. Characterization of Livestock Odors Using Steel Plates, Solid Phase Microextraction, and Multidimensional-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Olfactometry; J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 2006, 56, 1391-1403. (Pubitemid 46063430)
37. Koziel, J.A.; Cai, L.; Wright, D.; Hoff, S. Solid Phase Microextraction as a Novel Air Sampling Technology for Improved, Gas Chromatography- Olfactometry-Based, Assessment of Livestock Odors; J. Chrom. Sci. 2006, 44, 451-457. (Pubitemid 44198440)
38. Wright, D.W.; Eaton, D.K.; Nielsen, L.T.; Kuhrt, F.W.; Koziel, J.A.; Spinhirne, J.P.; Parker, D.B. Multidimensional Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry for the Identification and Prioritization of Malodors from Confined Animal Feeding Operations; J. Agric. Food Chem. 2005, 53, 8663-8672.