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1.1 Air Pollution legislation |
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1.2 Types of Waste gas treatment |
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1.2.6 Biological treatment |
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1.2.6.2 Biotrickling filters and bioscrubbers |
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1.2.7 Technology effectiveness and costs |
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1.3 Historical review of biofiltration |
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1.4 Biofiltration marketplace |
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1.5 Biofilter terminology |
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1.5.1 Empty bed residence time and true residence time |
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1.5.2 Surface (or volumetric) and mass loading rate |
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1.5.3 Removal efficiency and elimination capacity |
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1.6 Additional biofiltration resources |
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2 Mechanisms of biofiltration |
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2.4 Adsorbed contaminants |
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2.5 Contaminant biodegradation |
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3.2 Criteria for the choice of an optimal biofilter medium |
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3.2.1 Inorganic nutrient content |
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3.2.3 Chemical and inert additives |
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3.2.6 Sorption characteristics, porosity |
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3.2.7 Bacterial attachment |
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3.2.8 Mechanical properties |
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3.2.9 Odor of the packing |
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3.2.10 Packing cost and lifetime |
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3.3 Materials used for biofilter media |
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3.4 Description of selected biofilter media |
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3.4.1 Compost-based and organic media |
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4 Controlling factors and operation of biofilters |
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4.2.1 Water in porous media |
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4.2.2 Thermodynamic relationships |
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4.2.5 Interference with air flow |
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4.2.7 Control of water content |
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4.4 Medium pH and alkalinity |
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4.6 Contaminant load and surface load |
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4.10.1 Low pH biofilters for sulfide oxidation |
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4.10.2 Anaerobic conditions in biofilters for chlorinated hydrocarbons |
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4.10.3 Biofilters using cometabolism |
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4.10.5 High-temperature biofilters |
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4.10.6 Low-water-content biofilters |
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5 Microbial ecology of biofiltration |
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5.2 Microbial species in biofilters |
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5.2.1 Selection and proliferation |
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5.2.2 Inoculation of biofilters |
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5.3 Substrate utilization |
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5.3.2 Substrate interaction |
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5.3.4 Uptake of dissolved compounds |
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5.3.7 Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism |
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5.4 The microbial community |
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5.4.1 Longitudinal stratification |
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5.4.2 Biofilms in biofilters |
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5.4.3 Higher organisms in biofilters |
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5.6 Microbial observation of biofilters |
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5.6.1 Microscopic observation |
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5.6.1.1 Light microscopes |
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5.6.1.2 Electron microscopes |
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5.6.2 Viable heterotrophic plate counts |
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5.6.3 Phospholipid fatty acid analysis |
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5.6.4 Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction |
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6.2 The challenge of modeling biofiltration |
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6.3.2 Devinny and Hodge model |
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6.3.3 Shareefdeen et al. model |
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6.3.4 Shareefdeen and Baltzis model with patches of biomass |
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6.3.5 Deshusses et al. model |
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6.4.2 Johnson and Deshusses model |
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6.4.3 Govind et al. model |
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7.2 Experimental protocol for assessing biofilter technology |
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7.2.1 Preliminary testing and assessment of technology |
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7.2.2 Bench-scale testing |
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7.2.3 Pilot-scale testing |
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7.3 Design of full-scale biofilters |
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7.3.1 Reactor configuration |
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149 | (4) |
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7.3.2 Biofilter vessel construction |
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153 | (4) |
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157 | (4) |
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7.3.4 Air distribution systems |
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7.3.5 Waste gas preprocessing |
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7.3.5.1 Contaminant species and concentrations |
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7.3.5.2 Particulate emissions |
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7.3.5.4 Humidification for moisture control |
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7.3.6 Water irrigation for moisture control |
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7.3.6.1 Irrigation systems |
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7.3.6.2 Operational problems associated with irrigation systems |
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7.3.7 Computer control and analytical systems |
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7.3.7.1 Computer control systems |
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7.3.7.2 Analytical systems |
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7.3.7.3 Electrical requirements |
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7.4 Costs and economic considerations |
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7.4.1 Capital (investment) costs |
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7.4.2.1 Energy consumption |
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7.4.2.2 Water consumption and disposal |
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7.4.2.3 Monitoring and maintenance |
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7.4.2.4 Media replacement |
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7.4.3 Cost estimate example for a full-scale biofilter |
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7.4.4 Full-scale biofilter cost example |
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7.4.4.2 Annual operation and maintenance costs |
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7.4.4.3 Medium replacement costs (every 5 years) |
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7.4.4.5 Other cost Estimates |
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8 Biofilter startup and monitoring |
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8.1.1 Material shipping and handling |
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8.1.2 Loading of material |
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8.1.2.2 Nutrient and chemical addition |
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8.1.3 Air flow rates and mass loading |
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8.4.1 Input and output concentrations |
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8.4.2 Contaminant concentration variability |
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8.4.4 Product concentrations |
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8.4.5 Instrumentation and techniques |
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8.5 Medium characteristics |
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8.5.1 Particle size distribution |
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8.5.2 Moisture characteristic curve and field capacity |
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8.6.1 Input and output relative humidity |
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8.6.2 Medium moisture content |
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8.8.1 Average permeability and head loss |
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8.8.2 Permeability homogeneity |
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8.9.5 Fatty acid analysis |
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8.9.6 Visual inspection of biofilters |
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8.10 Leachate characteristics |
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8.12 Statistical analysis |
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9 Application of biofilters |
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9.2 The ARA-Rhein biofilter: wastewater treatment adors and VOCs |
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9.2.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.3 Odor control from flavor and fragrance manufacturing |
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9.3.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.4 Odor reduction from flavor manufacturing in a closed bed biofilter |
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9.4.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.5 The Poughkeepsie biofilter: wastewater treatment odors |
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9.5.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.6 Soil biofilter to treat odors from a fabric softener facility |
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9.6.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.7 Small biofilters for gasoline vapor treatment at a soil-vapor extraction site |
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9.7.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.8 Treatment of VOC mixtures from exhaust air in the wood industry |
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9.8.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.9 Control of VOCs from ink-drying operations |
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9.9.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.10 Removal of high concentrations of ethanol from a foundry off-gas |
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9.10.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.11 Large open-bed biofilters for the removal of VOCs and odors |
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9.11.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.12 High-concentration, low-flow biofilter for VOC treatment |
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9.12.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.13 Soil biofilter for VOC removal in flexographic printing off-gases |
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9.13.1 Design and operation comments |
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9.14 Biofilter or biotrickling filter? Example of an intermittently watered biotrickling filter for odor control |
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9.14.1 Design and operation comments |
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Appendix A. Symbols |
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Terms |
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Greek symbols |
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Superscripts, subscripts |
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Abbreviations |
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Appendix B. Selected elimination capacity values |
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Appendix C. Conversion factors |
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Appendix D. Absolute humidity of air saturated with water |
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Appendix E. Approximate conversion of selected currencies |
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Glossary |
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References |
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Index |
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