Investigations on the Removal of Hydrophobic Odorous Volatile Organic Compounds by Biotrickling Filtration Monitored With Electronic Nose
Rybarczyk, Piotr
Szulczynski, Bartosz
Gebicki, Jacek
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Rybarczyk P., Szulczynski B., Gebicki J., 2018, Investigations on the Removal of Hydrophobic Odorous Volatile Organic Compounds by Biotrickling Filtration Monitored With Electronic Nose, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 68, 421-426.
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Abstract

The presented paper presents the results of research on the removal of selected hydrophobic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from their mixture with air by means of a trickled-bed biofiltration. The efficiency of the removal of toluene and a-pinene, as model VOCs, in a three-section biotrickling filter is evaluated using GC-FID and additionally monitored with an electronic nose. The results show that the removal of the model mixture of VOCs occurs with a satisfactory efficiency i.e. exceeding 80% within 21 days after the system start-up when ceramic Rashig rings inoculated with Candida species are packed in a biofilter and the trickling liquid is enriched with a surface active substance.
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