Modeling of a compost biofilter incorporating microbial growth
- Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)
Biofiltration of air streams is gaining acceptance as an air pollution control technology. Biofilters are advantageous because of low operating costs and low energy requirements. Biofilters are advantageous for the removal of biodegradable pollutants at low concentrations. In this paper steady state and dynamic models for biofilters are presented. Analytical steady state models are useful for design purposes. The effects of changing operating conditions on removal efficiency and elimination capacity can be predicted. Dynamic models give a better representation of processes in a biofilter. A dynamic biofilter model incorporating microbial growth was developed. The dynamic model accounts for higher organism density at the inlet due to higher substrate concentrations.
- OSTI ID:
- 116348
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9507173-; ISBN 0-7844-0095-4; TRN: IM9545%%317
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Innovative technologies for site remediation and hazardous waste management, Pittsburgh, PA (United States), 23-26 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Innovative technologies for site remediation and hazardous waste management: Proceedings of the national conference; Vidic, R.D.; Pohland, F.G. [eds.] [Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering]; PB: 765 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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