Two identical bench-scale biotrickling filters （BTFs）, BTF 1 and BTF 2, were evaluated for toluene removal at various gas empty bed contact times （EBCTs） and organic loadings. BTF 1 and BTF 2 were packed with stru...Two identical bench-scale biotrickling filters （BTFs）, BTF 1 and BTF 2, were evaluated for toluene removal at various gas empty bed contact times （EBCTs） and organic loadings. BTF 1 and BTF 2 were packed with structured and cubic synthetic polyurethane sponges, respectively. At a constant toluene loading of 16 g/（m3.hr）, toluene removal efficiencies decreased from 98.8% to 64.3% for BTF 1 and from 98.4% to 74.1% for BTF 2 as gas EBCT decreased from 30 to 5 sec. When the toluene loading increased from 35 to 140 g/（m3.hr） at a gas EBCT of 30 sec, the removal efficiencies decreased from 99.1% to 77.4% for BTF 1 and from 99.0% to 81.5% for BTF 2. The pressure drop for both BTFs increased with increased air flow rate, and did not significantly vary while the toluene loading was increased under similar operation conditions. BTF 1 and BTF 2 could start up successfully within 19 and 27 days, respectively, when packed with fresh sponge media, and the performances could be restored in 3-7 days after biomass was removed and wasted from the media. BTF 2 displayed higher removal efficiency even under shorter EBCT or higher loading rate than BTF1 when other operation conditions were similar, while it showed lower pressure drop than BTF 1 during the whole period of operation. These results demonstrated that both BTFs could treat waste gas containing toluene effectively.展开更多
The effects of Tween-20 and Zn（II） on ethylbenzene removal were evaluated using two biotrickling filters（BTFs）, BTF1 and BTF2. Only BTF1 was fed with Tween-20 and Zn（II）.Results show that ethylbenzene removal de...The effects of Tween-20 and Zn（II） on ethylbenzene removal were evaluated using two biotrickling filters（BTFs）, BTF1 and BTF2. Only BTF1 was fed with Tween-20 and Zn（II）.Results show that ethylbenzene removal decreased from 94% to 69% for BTF1 and from 74%to 54% for BTF2 with increased organic loading from 64.8 to 189.0 g ethylbenzene/（m3·hr） at EBRT of 40 sec. The effect of EBRT（60–15 sec） at a constant ethylbenzene inlet concentration was more significant than that of EBRT（30–10 sec） at a constant organic loading. Biomass accumulation rate within packing media was reduced significantly.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50778066)the National Science and Technology Support Program of China (No. 2006BAJ04A13)the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20090161110010)
文摘Two identical bench-scale biotrickling filters （BTFs）, BTF 1 and BTF 2, were evaluated for toluene removal at various gas empty bed contact times （EBCTs） and organic loadings. BTF 1 and BTF 2 were packed with structured and cubic synthetic polyurethane sponges, respectively. At a constant toluene loading of 16 g/（m3.hr）, toluene removal efficiencies decreased from 98.8% to 64.3% for BTF 1 and from 98.4% to 74.1% for BTF 2 as gas EBCT decreased from 30 to 5 sec. When the toluene loading increased from 35 to 140 g/（m3.hr） at a gas EBCT of 30 sec, the removal efficiencies decreased from 99.1% to 77.4% for BTF 1 and from 99.0% to 81.5% for BTF 2. The pressure drop for both BTFs increased with increased air flow rate, and did not significantly vary while the toluene loading was increased under similar operation conditions. BTF 1 and BTF 2 could start up successfully within 19 and 27 days, respectively, when packed with fresh sponge media, and the performances could be restored in 3-7 days after biomass was removed and wasted from the media. BTF 2 displayed higher removal efficiency even under shorter EBCT or higher loading rate than BTF1 when other operation conditions were similar, while it showed lower pressure drop than BTF 1 during the whole period of operation. These results demonstrated that both BTFs could treat waste gas containing toluene effectively.
基金support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51278464,41301327)
文摘The effects of Tween-20 and Zn（II） on ethylbenzene removal were evaluated using two biotrickling filters（BTFs）, BTF1 and BTF2. Only BTF1 was fed with Tween-20 and Zn（II）.Results show that ethylbenzene removal decreased from 94% to 69% for BTF1 and from 74%to 54% for BTF2 with increased organic loading from 64.8 to 189.0 g ethylbenzene/（m3·hr） at EBRT of 40 sec. The effect of EBRT（60–15 sec） at a constant ethylbenzene inlet concentration was more significant than that of EBRT（30–10 sec） at a constant organic loading. Biomass accumulation rate within packing media was reduced significantly.
