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Volatile organic compound emission from diffused aeration systems: Experiment and modeling

Journal Article · · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie980565s· OSTI ID:352678
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  1. Tatung Inst. of Tech., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

A series of batch volatile organic compounds (VOC) emission tests were performed in a 500-L tank equipped with coarse-bubble diffusers at 0.82--3.29 m{sup 3}/h diffused air flow rate and 289.2--305.6 K water temperature. The unsteady-state dissolved concentrations of p-xylene and tetrachloroethylene were measured during the tests and compared with the results predicted by both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-based model and the two-zone model. The VOC emission rate decreased with increasing air flow rate and water temperature. The results also confirmed that the two-zone model could give a better prediction of the VOC emission rates while the ASCE-based model underestimated the VOC emissions rates.

OSTI ID:
352678
Journal Information:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 38; ISSN IECRED; ISSN 0888-5885
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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