Performance of composite-ceramic and organic-clay carriers in biofilters treating hydrogen sulfide gas and toluene vapor

Ok Hyun Park; Jee Eun Han

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.24, No.2, 233-238, March, 2007

DOI10.1007/s11814-007-5034-z Export Citation

Performance of composite-ceramic and organic-clay carriers in biofilters treating hydrogen sulfide gas and toluene vapor

Ok Hyun Park^†, and Jee Eun Han¹

Department of Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Korea
¹Institute of Public Health & Environment, 18-4, Sinheung-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon 400-101, Korea

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In order to find promising materials for bio-carriers, five kinds of spherical beads of 1 cm diameter were manufactured using natural soil including organic clay and inorganic clay such as diatomite, zeolite, bentonite, and germanium, which are cheap and favorable for pot-planting. Their performance was comparatively investigated according to material properties, microbial attachment and growth, and the biofiltration effect of H2S and VOC vapor when applied to biofilters. A composite-ceramic carrier made of 1 : 1 mixture of diatomite and bentonite clay showed the best performance among these carriers, according to the maximum removal capacity of these gases. Particularly, bentonite clay appears to be a good material for bio-carriers. The organic-clay carrier can be used as an alternative to peat and compost, being readily dried with a high flow rate particularly in the absence of a water supply.

Keywords:Bio-carrier Performance;Biofiltration;Composite-ceramic;Removal Capacity;Specific Surface Area

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[Referenced By]

[1] Sorial GA, Smith FS, Suidan MT, J. Hazard. Mater., 53, 19 (1997)

[2] Hirai M, Ohtake M, Shoda M, J. Ferment. Bioeng., 70(5), 334 (1990)

[3] Van Lith C, Leson G, Michelsen R, J. Air & Waste Manage. Ass., 47, 37 (1997)

[4] Yoon IK, Kim CN, Park CH, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 19(6), 954 (2002)

[5] Jung IG, Lee IH, Choung SJ, Kim CN, Koo YM, Kim E, Park CH, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 23(1), 34 (2006)

[6] Wani AH, Branion RMR, Lau AK, J. Environ. Sci. Health A., 32(7), 2027 (1997)

[7] Moris K, Methods of air sampling and analysis, 2nd edn., APHA, Washington, 676 (1997)

[8] Park OH, Jeung IG, J. Kor. Soc. of Environ. Eng., 16(1), 71 (1994)

[9] Devinny JS, Deshusses MA, Webster TS, Biofiltration for air pollution control, Lewis Publishers, New York, 23 (1999)

[10] Park OH, A study on deodorization technology employing microorganisms, Final Report, KOSEF 891-1004-010-2 (1991)

[11] Park OH, Park SH, Han JH, J. of Environ. Eng. ASCE, 130(10), 1118 (2004)

[12] Young Y, Allen ER, J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 44, 863 (1994)

[13] Taras MJ, Greenbeerg AE, Hoak RD, Rand MC, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 13th edn., APHA, New York, 718 (1971)

[14] Korean Environment Protection Agency, Development of biological deodorization technology for sulfur-containing malodorous mixed gases to reduce odor pollution, 1st Year Report of G7 Project, 362 (1997)

[15] Millano EF, Sorber CA, J. WPCF, 58(9), 919 (1986)

[16] Hirai M, Kamamoto M, Yani M, Shoda M, J. Biosci. Bioeng., 91(4), 396 (2001)

[17] Delhomenie MC, Bibeau L, Bedin N, Roy S, Broussau S, Brzezinski R, Kugelmass JL, Heizt M, Adv. in Environ. Res., 6, 239 (2002)

[18] Yariv C, Bioresour. Technol., 77, 257 (2001)

[19] Choi HS, Myung SW, Korean J. Chem. Eng., 21(3), 680 (2004)