Developing sustainable biological technique for removing chloroform from contaminated gas streams

Bineyam Mezgebe, George A. Sorial, Ashraf Aly Hassan, Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie

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Abstract

A dechlorination process has been designed to achieve desirable elimination rate and sustained removal of chloroform, with little or no by-product formation. The selectivity of bio-filtration, acclimation period, removal profile along bio-filter depth, nutrient consumption, and CH4 and CO2 production have been studied. Anaerobic biofiltration can degrade chloroform ≤ 60% for a feed concentration of 10 ppmv. The dechlorination process is steady and most of the chloroform is converted to methane. The chloroform removal efficiency is > 50% throughout the operational period. Efforts have been performed to overcome some of the challenges during the operation process and to further increase the removal efficiency. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 105th AWMA Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012 (San Antonio, TX 6/19-22/2012).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication105th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012, ACE 2012
Pages616-622
Number of pages7
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event105th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012, ACE 2012 - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: Jun 19 2012Jun 22 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1052-6102

Conference

Conference105th Air and Waste Management Association Annual Conference and Exhibition 2012, ACE 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period6/19/126/22/12

Keywords

  • Anaerobic reactor
  • Bio trickling filiter
  • Disinfection by prodducts

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Energy(all)

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