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Removal of odorous compounds emitted from a food-waste composting facility in Korea using a pilot-scale scrubber
Monitoring and control of odorous compound emissions have been enforced by the Korean government since 2005. One of the point sources for these emissions was from food waste composting facilities. In this study, a pilot-scale scrubber installed in a composting facility was evaluated for its performance in the removal of malodorous compounds. The exhaust stream contained ammonia and methylamine as the major odorants detected by the threshold odor test and various instrumental techniques (GC-FID, FPD, MS and HPLC/UV). For the scrubber operation, the column was randomly packed with polypropylene Hi-Rex 200, while aqueous sulfuric acid was selected as the scrubbing solution. To achieve 95% removal, the scrubber must be operated by using H2SO4 solution with pH at < 6.5, liquid to gas ratio > 4.5, gas loading rate < 1750 m3/m3-hr and contact time < 0.94 s. The scrubber performance was further evaluated by determining the mass transfer coefficients and then monitoring for 355 days of operation. The pilot-scale scrubber maintained > 95% ammonia and methylamine removal efficiencies despite the fluctuations in the inlet (from composting facility exhaust stream) concentration. The optimum operating conditions and scrubber performance indicators determined in this study provides a basis for the design of a plant-scale scrubber for treatment of composting facility gas emissions.
Removal of odorous compounds emitted from a food-waste composting facility in Korea using a pilot-scale scrubber
Monitoring and control of odorous compound emissions have been enforced by the Korean government since 2005. One of the point sources for these emissions was from food waste composting facilities. In this study, a pilot-scale scrubber installed in a composting facility was evaluated for its performance in the removal of malodorous compounds. The exhaust stream contained ammonia and methylamine as the major odorants detected by the threshold odor test and various instrumental techniques (GC-FID, FPD, MS and HPLC/UV). For the scrubber operation, the column was randomly packed with polypropylene Hi-Rex 200, while aqueous sulfuric acid was selected as the scrubbing solution. To achieve 95% removal, the scrubber must be operated by using H2SO4 solution with pH at < 6.5, liquid to gas ratio > 4.5, gas loading rate < 1750 m3/m3-hr and contact time < 0.94 s. The scrubber performance was further evaluated by determining the mass transfer coefficients and then monitoring for 355 days of operation. The pilot-scale scrubber maintained > 95% ammonia and methylamine removal efficiencies despite the fluctuations in the inlet (from composting facility exhaust stream) concentration. The optimum operating conditions and scrubber performance indicators determined in this study provides a basis for the design of a plant-scale scrubber for treatment of composting facility gas emissions.
Removal of odorous compounds emitted from a food-waste composting facility in Korea using a pilot-scale scrubber
Valdehuesa, Kris Niño G. (author) / Nisola, Grace M. (author) / Lee, Seong-Poong (author) / Anonas, Alex V. (author) / Tuuguu, Enkhdul (author) / Galera, Melvin M. (author) / Cho, Eulsaeng (author) / Chung, Wook-Jin (author)
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A ; 53 ; 1094-1101
2018-10-15
8 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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