Bed mixing and leachate recycling strategies to overcome pressure drop buildup in the biofiltration of hydrogen sulfide

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-30

  Roshani, Babak ^a   Torkian, Ayoob ^b   Aslani, Hasan ^c   Dehghanzadeh, Reza ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Compost; H 2S; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

BED HEIGHT; BED MATERIALS; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; H 2S; LEACHATES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPOST; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RECYCLING RATE; RECYCLING STRATEGY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL RATE; WASTE GAS STREAM;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOSTING; DESULFURIZATION; LEACHING; MIXING; PRESSURE DROP; SULFUR;

RECYCLING;

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

BIOFILTRATION; BULK DENSITY; COMPOST; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEACHATE; MIXING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; RECYCLING;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BED MIXING; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BULK DENSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROGEN SULFIDE REMOVAL; LEACHATE RECYCLING; LEACHING; MATERIAL COATING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; RECYCLING; SULFATES; SULFUR; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84857444206     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Auria R., Aycaguer A.C., Devinny J.S. Influence of water content on degradation rates for ethanol in biofiltration. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 1998, 48:65-70.
2. Barona A., Elias A., Arias R., Cano I., Gonzalez R. Biofilter response to gradual and sudden variations in operating conditions. Biochem. Eng. J. 2004, 22:25-31.
3. Barona A., Elyas A., Amurrio A., Cano I., Arias R. Hydrogen sulphide adsorption on a waste material used in bioreactors. Biochem. Eng. J. 2005, 24:79-86.
4. Cho K.S., Ryu H.W., Lee N.Y. Biological deodorization of hydrogen sulfide using porous lava as a carrier of Thiobacillus thiooxidans. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 2000, 90:25-31.
5. Colomer F.L., Campos-Candel A., Espins-Morat H., Iglesias E.M. Monitoring olfactory impacts associated with wastewater treatment plants by using diffusive samplers for the determination of hydrogen sulphide. Chem. Eng. J. 2010, 23:123.
6. Dehghanzadeh R., Aslani H., Torkian A., Asadi M. Interaction of acrylonitrile vapors on a bench scale biofilter treating styrene-polluted waste gas streams. Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng. 2011, 8:159-168.
7. Devinny J.S., Deshusess M.A., Webster T.S. Biofiltration for air pollution control 1999, Lewis Publishers, New York, Edition.
8. 2S removed by biofiltration. Biochem. Eng. J. 2008, 42:120-127.
9. 2S and product analysis. Process Biochem. 2002, 37:813-820.
10. 2S concentrations. Chem. Eng. J. 2009, 155:594-602.
11. EPA, 1999. Determination of Hydrogen Sulfide Content of Fuel Gas Streams in Petroleum Refineries. Part 60, State of California, Air Resources Board.
12. Ergas S. Characterization of compost biofiltration system degrading dichloromethane. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 1994, 44:1048-1054.
13. Filho J.L.R.P., Sader L.T., Damianovic M.H.R.Z., Foresti E., Silva E.L. Performance evaluation of packing materials in the removal of hydrogen sulphide in gas-phase biofilters: Polyurethane foam, sugarcane bagasse, and coconut fibre. Chem. Eng. J. 2010, 158:441-450.
14. 2S and toluene gases using rock wool-compost biofilter. J. Hazard. Mater. 2008, 152:624-631.
15. 2S using exhausted carbon in biofiltration. J. Hazard. Mater. 2011, 185:1543-1549.
16. Kim J.H., Rene E.R., Park H.S. Biological oxidation of hydrogen sulfide under steady and transient state conditions in an immobilized cell biofilter. Bioresour. Technol. 2008, 99:583-588.
17. Mahmood Q., Zheng P., Cai J., Hayat Y., Hassan M.J., Wu D., Hu B. Sources of sulfide in waste streams and current biotechnologies for its removal. J Zhejiang Univ Sci 2007, 8:1126-1140.
18. McNevin D., Barford J. Biofiltration as an odor abatement strategy. Biochem. Eng. J. 2000, 5:231-242.
19. Morgan-Sagastume J.M., Noyola A. Hydrogen sulfide removal by compost biofiltration: effect of mixing the filter media on operational factors. Bioresour. Technol. 2006, 97:1546-1553.
20. Mudliar S., Giri B., Padoley K., Satpute D., Dixit R., Bhatt P., Pandey R., Juwarkar A., Vaidya A. Bioreactors for treatment of VOCs and odors-a review. J. Environ. Manag. 2010, 91:1039-1054.
21. Nielsen, P.H., Raunkr , K., Hvitved-Jacobsen, T. 1998. Sulfide production and wastewater quality in pressure mains. Water Sci. Technol., 37, 97-104.
22. Prado O.J., Gabriel D., Lafuente J. Economical assessment of the design, construction and operation of open-bed biofilters for waste gas treatment. J. Environ. Manag. 2009, 90:2515-2523.
23. 2S and volatile fatty acids elimination by biofiltration: clean-up process for biogas potential use. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 163:1272-1281.
24. Ramirez M., Fernandez M., Granada C., Borgne S.L., Gomez J.M., Cantero D. Biofiltration of reduced sulphur compounds and community analysis of sulphur-oxidizing bacteria. Bioresour. Technol. 2011, 102:4047-4053.
25. Shareefdeen Z., Singh A. Biotechnology for odor and air pollution control 2005, Springer.
26. Stuetz R., Frechen F.B. Odors in wastewater treatment: measurement, modelling and control 2001, Intl Water Assn.
27. Torkian A., Shirazi H.K., Azimi A. Effects of operational conditions on the performance of triethylamine biofiltration. Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng. 2005, 2:31-40.
28. APHA Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 1998, American Public Health Association/American Water Works Association/ Water Environment Federation, Washington, DC, USA. 20th ed.
29. Yang Y., Allen E.R. Biofiltration control of hydrogen sulfide 1. Design and operational parameters. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 1994, 44:863-868.
30. Yang Y., Allen E.R. Biofiltration control of hydrogen sulfide. 2. Kinetics, biofilter performance, and maintenance. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 1994, 44:13-15.
31. Zhang L.H., De Schryver P., De Gusseme B., De Muynck W., Boon N., Verstraete W. Chemical and biological technologies for hydrogen sulfide emission control in sewer systems: a review. Water Res. 2008, 42:1-12.