Removal of volatile aliphatic hydrocarbons in a soil bioreactor

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:7243153

Kampbell, D H; Wilson, J T; Read, H W; Stocksdale, T T

Soil removal of propane, isobutane and n-butane from a waste air stream was evaluated in the laboratory and in a prototype soil bioreactor. Laboratory investigations indicated first-order kinetics and the potential to degrade light aliphatic hydrocarbons and trichlorethylene, a compound ordinarily resistant to aerobic biological treatment. The predicted behavior of the bioreactor, based on laboratory studies, agreed closely with the actual behavior of the field system. The prototype bioreactor reduced the hydrocarbon concentrations in the air by at least 90% with a residence time of 15 minutes and a pressure drop of 85 cm of water. The bioreactor functioned well through a range of temperatures, 12C to 24C.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK (USA). Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 7243153
• Report Number(s): PB-88-180393/XAB; EPA-600/J-87/261
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in International Jnl. of Air Pollution Control and Hazardous Waste Management, Vol. 37, No. 10, 1236-1240(Oct 1987)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BIOREACTORS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
SOILS
AIR QUALITY
HYDROCARBONS
PROPANE
VAPORS
ALKANES
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FLUIDS
GASES
POLLUTION CONTROL
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