The behavior of biofilters under inhibiting conditions related to the offgas

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20002188

Nieuwland, J C.W.; Hoek-Mann, A; McGrath, M; Kampeter, S; Dijkhuis, E

There have been numerous cases in which biofilters have been disappointing in their ability to meet expectations on performance. Often this is related to bad biofilter design. However, in some cases these failures are related to problems of biological origin. This article presents an overview of the different mechanisms for biological inhibition in biofilters related to experiences with full scale biofilters in the industry. Recommendations for overcoming four of the major biological inhibitions are presented.

• Research Organization: ClairTech/Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Woudenberg (NL)
• OSTI ID: 20002188
• Report Number(s): CONF-990608-; TRN: IM200002%%188
• Resource Relation: Conference: Air and Waste 92nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, St. Louis, MO (US), 06/20/1999--06/24/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, '95, '98 and NT; Macintosh; and UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Air and Waste 92nd annual meeting and exhibition proceedings, [9500] pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BIOREACTORS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PERFORMANCE
GASEOUS WASTES