title: Screening of biofiltering material for VOC treatment.
abstract: Screening of biofiltering material for treatment of volatile organic compounds was performed by using a gas stream containing methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a target pollutant. Filtering media (FM) for screening were prepared by blending compost (such as pig and cow manure) and filling material (such as fern chips, wheat bran, and bagasse). Results show that a blend of pig manure/fern chips = 9:1 (wt basis) was superior with respect to the stability of the pH and the water-holding capacity of the FM and in the capacity for treating the target compound. Complete removal of the target compound was obtained at an organic loading of 100 g per cubic meter of filtering media per hour. By using the screened FM for treating MEK and toluene, long-term stability (> 1,200 hours) and complete removal can be obtained at an organic loading of 50 g per cubic meter of FM per hour for either compound.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products; D002074:Butanones / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods*; D013552:Swine; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D002074:Butanones; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D014050:Toluene; C005222:methylethyl ketone