title: The use of oak chips and coconut fiber as biofilter media to remove vocs in rendering process.
abstract: The study evaluated the effectiveness of air biofiltration in rendering plants. The biofilter material comprised compost soil (40%) and peat (40%) mixed up with coconut fiber (medium A) and oak bark (medium B). During biofiltration average VOCs reduction reached 88.4% for medium A and 89.7% for medium B. A positive relationship of aldehyde reduction from material humidity (r = 0.502; α<0.05) was also noted. Other biomaterial parameters did not affect the treatment efficiency.
authors.affiliation: University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tymczyna
authors.affiliation: University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chmielowiec-Korzeniowska
authors.affiliation: University of Technology and Life Sciences, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Paluszak
authors.affiliation: University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Magadalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dobrowolska
authors.affiliation: Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banach
authors.affiliation: Cracow University of Technology, Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pulit
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003059:Cocos / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D029963:Quercus / Q000737:chemistry*; D062611:Solid Waste
chemical_list: D062611:Solid Waste