Treatment of gas-phase methanol in conventional biofilters packed with lava rock
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Treatment of gas-phase methanol in conventional biofilters packed with lava rockData
2005-06Cita bibliográfica
Prado OJ, Veiga MC, Kennes C. Treatment of gas-phase methanol in conventional biofilters packed with lava rock. Water Res. 2005;39(11):2385-93
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The performance of laboratory scale methanol-degrading biofilters packed with lava rock was checked during almost 1 yr under different conditions. The biomass concentration and biomass adaptation of the inoculum dramatically affected the start-up and the performance of the systems during the first stages of operation. A fast start-up was obtained when using concentrated and adapted inocula, while diluted or non-adapted inocula proved to be much less efficient. The performance of the reactor during long-term operation was significantly affected by the toxic load and moisture content of the gas. Critical loads between 120 and 280 g/m3h were reached during different phases of the study. The reactor had a high stability to EBRT changes when working at values between 48.0 and 91.1 s, showing little or no negative effect when decreasing the EBRT. Hardly any difference was observed regarding performance when using either a downflow or upflow feed, although slightly better results were obtained when working in a downflow mode.
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Biofilter
EBRT
Lava rock
Methanol
Moisture
Nutrients
EBRT
Lava rock
Methanol
Moisture
Nutrients