Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.21, No.3, 680-688, May, 2004
Numerical and Experimental Study on the Biofiltration of Toluene Vapor
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We have solved both steady state and transient problems on the biofiltration of toluene vapor. The effect of inlet toluene concentration and inlet gas-flow rate on the removal rate of toluene and the elimination capacity of a lab-scale biofilter has been investigated. In this study, the effectiveness factor was a function of pollutant concentration. The dynamic solutions show good agreement with experimental results. At an inlet toluene concentration of 100 ppm, the diffusion of toluene into biofilm was obviously a rate determining step. Above 200 ppm, however, biofilm already showed full activity. The steady-state simulation confirmed that the change of elimination capacity obtained by increasing only inlet toluene concentration was the same as that obtained by increasing only flow rate of contaminated air. The maximum possible performance is about 20 g/m3h with no addition of nutrients.
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