Performance evaluation of a Biotrickling Filter degrading Mixtures of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Compounds
2006
Abstract
The removal of a mixture of painting solvents from waste air using a trickle bed reactor with a defined immobilized mixed culture on polyethylene Pall rings was evaluated in this project. The pollutants removed included hydrophobic (aromatic hydrocarbons) and hydrophilic (water soluble ketones and esters) compounds.
An increase of the aromatic hydrocarbons loading resulted in a drop of their REAROM with no effect on the RE value of ketones. The overloading of ketones caused a rapid drop in REAROM and a small drop in REKET.