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Toluene degradation in a polyurethane biofilter at high loading
- Authors
- Ryu, Hee Wook; Kim, So Jong; Cho, Kyung-Suk; Lee, Tae Ho
- Issue Date
- May-2008
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING
- Keywords
- toluene; polyurethane; biofilter; high loading; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; clogging
- Citation
- BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING, v.13, no.3, pp.360 - 365
- Journal Title
- BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 360
- End Page
- 365
- ISSN
- 1226-8372
- Abstract
- In the present study, toluene elimination in the polyurethane (PU) biofilter during long-term (145 day) operation was characterized, and assessed the effects of changing the inlet loading and space velocity (SV). A very high elimination capacity of 3.7 kg.M-3.h(-1) was obtained at an inlet loading of 4.0 kg.m(-3).h(-1) (inlet toluene concentration of 900 ppmv at a SV of 1,040 h(-1)). Backwashing with irrigation and compressed air allowed maintenance of a pressure drop of < 80 mm H2O.m(-1)-filter at an SV of 830 h(-1) and an elimination efficiency of > 90% during the 145 day of operation. In conclusion, the PU biofilter can overcome the problems of clogging caused by excess biomass growth and of low treatment capacities of conventional biofilters. (C) KSBB.
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- RYU, HEE WOOK
- College of Engineering (Department of Chemical Engineering)