title: [Purification of dichloromethane waste gas in a biotrickling filter].
abstract: An experimental investigation on purification of dichloromethane waste gas was conducted in a 50 mm diameter biotrickling filter packed with randomly-stacked polypropylene. A heterotrophic population was acclimated from facility's secondary sludge, and was further inoculated over the surface of the packing. The inoculation process lasted about 30 days, and then a biofilm was developed. The counter-current operation was carried out in the filter. The pH and temperature of the circulating liquid were controlled as 7.0 +/- 0.5 and 28.5 +/- 2 degrees C respectively. The biofilm system was well accommodative to the fluctuation of operating conditions. When the concentration of dichloromethane was in the range of 0.7 to 3.12 g/m3, and the gas empty-bed residence time was 15.7 s, the removal efficiency of 72.0 to 99.1% could be achieved. It was also showed that the acid environment in the filter could refrain the degradation of dichloromethane.
authors.affiliation: College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
authors.forename: Jianmeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jiade
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jiyan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bie
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005374:Filtration; D005740:Gases; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D008752:Methylene Chloride