An Investigation on the Efficiency of Air Purification Using a Biofilter with Activated Bed of Different Origin

Recent studies in the area of biological air treatment in filters have addressed fundamental key issues, such as a biofilter bed of different origin composed of natural zeolite granules, foam cubes and wood chips. When foam and zeolite are mixed with wood chips to remove volatile organic compounds from the air, not only biological but also adsorption air purification methods are accomplished. The use of complex purification technologies helps to improve the efficiency of a filter as well as the bed service life of the filter bed. Investigations revealed that microorganisms prevailing in biological purification, can also reproduce themselves in biofilter beds of inorganic and synthetic origin composed of natural zeolite and foam. By cultivating associations of spontaneous microorganisms in the filter bed the dependencies of the purification efficiency of filter on the origin, concentration and filtration time of injected pollutants were determined. The highest purification efficiency was obtained when air polluted with acetone vapour was supplied to the equipment at 0.1 m/s of superficial gas velocity. When cleaning air from volatile organic compounds (acetone, toluene and butanol), under the initial pollutant concentration of ~100 mg/m3, the filter efficiency reached 95 %

An Investigation on the Efficiency of Air Purification Using a Biofilter with Activated Bed of Different Origin

Recent studies in the area of biological air treatment in filters have addressed fundamental key issues, such as a biofilter bed of different origin composed of natural zeolite granules, foam cubes and wood chips. When foam and zeolite are mixed with wood chips to remove volatile organic compounds from the air, not only biological but also adsorption air purification methods are accomplished. The use of complex purification technologies helps to improve the efficiency of a filter as well as the bed service life of the filter bed. Investigations revealed that microorganisms prevailing in biological purification, can also reproduce themselves in biofilter beds of inorganic and synthetic origin composed of natural zeolite and foam. By cultivating associations of spontaneous microorganisms in the filter bed the dependencies of the purification efficiency of filter on the origin, concentration and filtration time of injected pollutants were determined. The highest purification efficiency was obtained when air polluted with acetone vapour was supplied to the equipment at 0.1 m/s of superficial gas velocity. When cleaning air from volatile organic compounds (acetone, toluene and butanol), under the initial pollutant concentration of ~100 mg/m3, the filter efficiency reached 95 %

Research on the aerodynamic resistance of trickle biofilter / Lašelinio biofiltro aerodinaminio pasipriešinimo tyrimai

A four – section trickle biofilter was constructed for experimental research. The filter was filled with the packing material of artificial origin. The material consists of plastic balls having a large surface area. The dependence of biofilter aerodynamic resistance on supply air flow rate and the number of filter sections was determined. The aerodynamic resistance of the biofilter was measured in two cases. In the first case, the packing material of the filter was dry, whereas in the second case it was wet. The experimental research determined that an increase in the air flow rate from 0.043 m/s to 0.076 m/s causes an increase in biofilter aerodynamic resistance from 30.5 to 62.5 Pa after measuring four layers of dry packing material. In case of wet packing material, biofilter aerodynamic resistance after measuring four layers of plastic balls increases from 42.1 to 90.4 Pa. Santrauka Eksperimentiniams tyrimams atlikti sukonstruotas keturių sekcijų lašelinis biofiltras. Filtras užpildytas dirbtinės kilmės įkrova, sudaryta iš didelį paviršiaus plotą turinčių plastikinių rutuliukų. Naudojant įkrovą, skirtą introdukuotų mikroorganizmų asociacijoms kultivuoti, nustatytos biofiltro aerodinaminio pasipriešinimo priklausomybės nuo tiekiamo oro srauto greičio ir sekcijų skaičiaus. Biofiltro aerodinaminis pasipriešinimas matuotas dviem atvejais: esant sausai ir sudrėkintai įkrovai. Nustatyta, kad didinant tiekiamo oro srauto greitį nuo 0,043 iki 0,076 m/s, įrenginio aerodinaminis pasipriešinimas išmatavus keturis įkrovos sluoksnius padidėja nuo 30,5 iki 62,5 Pa tuo atveju, kai įkrova sausa, ir nuo 42,1 iki 90,4 Pa, – kai įkrova sudrėkinta. Raktiniai žodžiai: lašelinis biofiltras; aerodinaminis pasipriešinimas; mikroorganizmai; įkrov