Kinetics of ammonia removal in a pilot-scale biofilter

JR Kastner, KC Das, B Crompton - Transactions of the ASAE, 2004 - elibrary.asabe.org
A mobile, skid-mounted biofilter was designed and built to determine the kinetics of
ammonia oxidation at a modern2400-sow farrow-to-wean unit. The biofilter system consisted …

Design and performance characterization strategy using modeling for biofiltration control of odorous hydrogen sulfide

RW Martin Jr, JR Mihelcic… - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilter, dynamic modeling software characterizing contaminant removal via biofiltration,
was used in the preliminary design of a biofilter to treat odorous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) …

Application of a pore network model to a biofilter treating ethanol vapor

T Nukunya, JS Devinny, TT Tsotsis - Chemical engineering science, 2005 - Elsevier
Pore volume clogging due to biomass growth from the biodegradation of volatile organic
compounds and other pollutants has significant implications for biofilter operation. As the …

Numerical simulation of air flow through a biofilter with heterogeneous porous media

WW Yan, Y Liu, YS Xu, XL Yang - Bioresource technology, 2008 - Elsevier
Based on the ideal biofilter model, numerical simulation using lattice Boltzmann method is
carried out to investigate the effect of Darcy number and porosity on removal efficiency of …

Effect of non‐isothermal condition on heterogeneous flow through biofilter media by lattice Boltzmann simulation

WW Yan, ZD Su, HJ Zhang - Journal of Chemical Technology & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Biofiltration technology has received much attention due to its
effectiveness, low cost and environment friendly properties. It is used to remove odors …

[PDF][PDF] 生物过滤器中非均匀性流动的数值研究

项蓉, 严微微, 苏中地, 吴杰, 张凯, 包福兵 - 物理学报, 2014 - wulixb.iphy.ac.cn
生物过滤技术因其具有有效性, 低成本和环境友好等优点引起了人们的广泛关注.
该技术主要通过生物过滤器去除含有H2S 等废气的有毒有害气体. 运用格子Boltzmann …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the Influence of Adsorbent Bed (Tree Bark) Parameters on the Reduction of Ammonia Emissions from Animal Husbandry.

S Wieczorek - Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2008 - pjoes.com
Abstract the influence of an adsorbent bed height made of tree bark on ammonia emission
reduction was investigated under two scenarios: for constant mass of adsorbent and for …

Numerical simulation on the reduction of flow heterogeneity in the biofilter media

W Yan, X Liu, J Wu, Y Wei, P Xu - International Journal of Modern …, 2016 - World Scientific
The biofilters are the ideal solutions for the biological treatment of air pollutants. However,
there exists strong flow heterogeneity in porous media that degrades the removal efficiency …

[图书][B] Biofiltration of ethanol vapor: Head-loss studies of heavily loaded systems

T Nukunya - 2004 - search.proquest.com
Biomass accumulation and its effect on biofilter efficiency were investigated. Ethanol, which
has a high solubility in water and is very biodegradable, was chosen as the model …

[图书][B] A percolation biofilm-growth model for biomass clogging in biofilters

F Ozis - 2005 - search.proquest.com
Biomass accumulation has been recognized as a limiting factor in the operation of biofilters.
As the biofilm thickens, portions at the base may no longer be exposed to contaminants and …