Effect of the height-to-diameter ratio on the mass transfer and mixing performance of a biotrickling filter
| Autor: | Guillermo Quijano, Carmen Gabaldón, Ivonne Figueroa-González, Alberto Ordaz, Pau San-Valero |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Mass transfer coefficient
Work (thermodynamics) Materials science Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment General Chemical Engineering Organic Chemistry Mixing (process engineering) Environmental engineering 02 engineering and technology Mechanics 010501 environmental sciences 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Pollution Inorganic Chemistry Diameter ratio Filter (large eddy simulation) Fuel Technology Liquid velocity Mass transfer Holding tank 0210 nano-technology Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. 93:121-126 |
| ISSN: | 0268-2575 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jctb.5330 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Biotrickling filters (BTFs) are among the most widely used biological technologies for air pollution control. The pollutant removal rate in BTFs relies to a large extent on its gas–liquid mass transfer performance. Therefore, knowledge of the design parameters affecting the mass transfer and mixing performance of full-scale BTFs is of paramount importance. RESULTS This work showed that the height-to-diameter (H/D) ratio is an important parameter in the design of BTFs devoted to air pollution control. The H/D ratio significantly affected the mass transfer and mixing performance of the BTF with and without additional stirring in the holding tank. It was observed that under the same liquid velocity, the mass transfer coefficient (kLa) and the mixing time (tmix) can be optimized only by selecting an adequate H/D ratio. Additional stirring in the holding tank also affected kLa and tmix, this effect being different for each H/D ratio tested. CONCLUSIONS The H/D ratio should be considered in the design of full-scale BTFs since this parameter will significantly affect the mass transfer and mixing performance, regardless of the agitation conditions prevailing in the holding tank. As far as the authors know this is first report addressing the combined effect of the H/D ratio, liquid velocity and holding tank stirring on kLa and tmix in BTFs devoted to air pollution control. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry |
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