biofilter Articles
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A synthetic biofilter media for ammonia (NH3) removal
In this work, a patented biofilter media is used in treating air contaminated with ammonia (NH3). The data shows up to 200 ppm of NH3 can be removed with over 93% removal efficiency at 30 s Empty Bed Residence Time (EBRT). At the start–up conditions, the results also indicated that the humidifier can be utilised for buffering concentration fluctuations. The design correlation developed based on ...
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Synthetic media biofilter eliminates hydrogen sulphide and other reduced sulphur compound odours
Abstract Innovative synthetic biofilter media has revolutionized biofilter technology for removal of hydrogen sulphide (H:S) odours from several wastewater treatment facilities across North America. The major drawback of biofilter technology in the past was use of organic wood-based media, which had several problems including high-pressure drop, frequent media replacement, lack of nutrients, ...
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Effect of oxygen deprivation on treatment processes in a full-scale drinking water biofilter
Dissolved oxygen is critical for proper operation of waterworks that utilize anaerobic groundwater and rely on biofilters to remove iron, manganese and ammonium. In these biofilters, planned or inadvertent oxygen deprivation may occur for a variety of reasons. The water quality effects of oxygen deprivation on the function of drinking water biofilters, however, have not previously been ...
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Biofiltration Treatment of α-Pinene
This paper provides an overview of air biofiltration with experimental data on the performance of a synthetic media biofilter system. It is shown that use of high surface area per unit volume structured media results in higher contaminant treatment rates per unit biofilter volume. It is shown that use of specially designed synthetic media allows effective control of biomass buildup by continuous ...
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Influence of nutrient supplementation on DOC removal in drinking water biofilters
Analysis of the impacts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium supplementation on biofilter performance for organic carbon removal was studied on laboratory-scale biofilter columns. Three dual media biofilter columns were fed with synthetic raw water C:N:P ratios of 546:24:1, 100:10:1, and 25:5:1 (w/w) to simulate nutrient limited and two nutrient supplemented conditions, respectively. ...
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Onsite wastewater nitrogen reduction with expanded media and elemental sulfur biofiltration
A passive biofiltration process has been developed to enhance nitrogen removal from onsite sanitation water. The system employs an initial unsaturated vertical flow biofilter with expanded clay media (nitrification), followed in series by a horizontal saturated biofilter for denitrification containing elemental sulfur media as electron donor. A small-scale prototype was operated continuously over ...
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A comparison of an organic biofilter and an inorganic biofilter for the treatment of residual odors emanating from a biosolids de-watering facility
ABSTRACT: The following paper is a comparison of an organic media biofilter and a synthetic media biofilter for the treatment of residual odors emanating from the operation of a biosolids dewatering and truck loading system at the City of Toronto's Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant. The system compared was an in-ground, header/lateral system operated in a forced draft, up flow, open top ...
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High Rate Biological Odour Control System - Case Study
About the Project Biorem has conducted a successful demonstration of high rate odour control at Preston Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cambridge, Ontario over the last three years. The system treats exhausts from primary clarifier and intermediate pump station. A combination of biotrickling filtration (BTF) and biofiltration (BF) processes was used in a novel horizontal flow configuration. XLD, a ...
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Biofiltration as pre-treatment to water harvesting and recycling
This paper presents the results of the long term biofilter experiments conducted with raw stormwater collected from a canal at Carlton, in Sydney. Anthracite and granular activated carbon (GAC) were used as a single filter media in biofilter columns. Media heights of 75 and 40 cm were used. The filter columns were operated at filtration velocities of 0.12 and 0.25 m/h. The removal efficiency for ...
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Rich microbial communities inhabit water treatment biofilters and are differentially affected by filter type and sampling depth
Factors affecting microbial diversity (richness) and community structure in biofilter columns were investigated. At a pilot filtration plant, granular activated carbon (GAC), anthracite and sand-based filters were used to treat stormwater from an urban catchment. After 12 weeks operation, sand media filters clogged (hydraulic conductivity declining by 90%) and all filters were destructively ...
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A laboratory-scale comparison of compost and sand—compost—perlite as methane-oxidizing biofilter media
Municipal solid waste landfills produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. A treatment approach is to passively vent landfill gas through a methane-oxidizing biofilter medium, a porous substrate that facilitates the growth of methanotrophic bacteria. Two substrates, compost and a sand—compost—perlite (SCP) mixture, were evaluated in a laboratory-scale experiment for their suitability as biofilter ...
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High Rate Biological Odour Control Demonstration for Biosolids Exhausts
Abstract Biorem has successfully demonstrated its high rate odour control system for biosolids exhausts at Ashbridges Bay sewage treatment plant in Toronto, Ontario. The demonstration used XLD™, a biofiltration media engineered specifically for biosolids odours. The system has achieved 95% odour removal in less than 20-s Empty Bed Residence Time (EBRT) despite high concentration of organic ...
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The role of backwash in start-up of full-scale drinking water biofilters
The purpose of backwashing during the start-up period of rapid biofilters at drinking water treatment plants differs significantly from the purpose of backwashing during normal operation. During start-up, finished water quality is secondary, detachment of microorganisms must be minimized, dust present in the original filter media must be removed and inherent inoculation of the biofilter with ...
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The next generation biological odour control systems
Odour is usually caused by the presence of hydrogen sulphide, mercaptans (Organic sulphur components) and ammonia, but also multiple other VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) bringing numerous odour complaints at e.g. WWTP’s, pumping stations and composting plants. An odour control system therefore will have to treat not only hydrogen sulphide, but also other pollutants to reduce the total ...
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Ashbridges Bay Sewage Treatment Plant, Toronto, Ontario - Case Study
ABOUT THE PROJECT Biorem has successfully demonstrated its high rate odour control system for biosolids exhausts at Ashbridges Bay sewage treatment plant in Toronto, Ontario. The demonstration used XLD™, a biofiltration media engineered specifically for biosolids odours. The system has achieved 95% odour removal in less than 20-s Empty Bed Residence Time (EBRT) despite high concentration ...
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Biofilters vs Asdorption
In the last three decades biological technologies have emerged as a sustainable and economically-viable alternative compared to traditional techniques like adsorption/absorption for purifying gases. They were well-received initially in the industry and interesting products with good results were carried out for several years. However, owing to a series of reasons that will be detailed in this ...
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Review of Biofiltration - Effect of Support Media on Biofilter Performance
Technologies for removal of hazardous pollutants from air have gained increased importance following the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA). Biofiltration is an emerging and attractive technology for the removal of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) present at low concentrations in air. Traditional VOC removal technologies involve physical or chemical processes such as adsorption, condensation, ...
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Biological drinking water treatment Hong Kong
The water treatment works takes water from the river Dongjiang in the Guangdong Province north of Hong Kong. The raw water has an average turbidity level of around 11 NTU and contents, among other things, ammonia and manganese. Water temperatures range from 12 to 34oC. During planning of the waterworks use of primary aerated biological filters (PABF) was selected for removal of ammonia and ...
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Case study - Hong Kong
To meet the forecasted increases in demand for potable water, the new Tai Po Water Treatment Works has been built in Hong Kong. The plant has a production capacity of 1200 Ml/day This solution strongly reduced the chlorine demand for the plant compared to the alternative execution with break point chlorina The water treatment works takes water from the river Dongjiang in the Guangdong Province ...
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Mesquite wood chips (Prosopis) as filter media in a biofilter system for municipal wastewater treatment
The biofiltration system over organic bed (BFOB) uses organic filter material (OFM) to treat municipal wastewater (MWW). This study evaluated the performance of a BFOB system employing mesquite wood chips (Prosopis) as OFM. It also evaluated the effect of hydraulic loading rates (HLRs) in order to achieve the operational parameters required to remove organic matter, suspended material, and ...
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