Biofilter를 이용한 폐가스중의 styrene 제거

Lab-scale biofilter was evaluated for the removal of styrene from a waste gas stream. Compost and polyurethane form were used as packing material (50 : 50) and activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant was innoculated initially. Nitrogen limitation was observed during the biofilter operation and nitrogen source should be properly supplemented. When ammonium sulfate is used as N-source. 200mg carbon was removed for each mg of nitrogen. The effects of the volumetric styrene loading on the styrene elimination capacity (EC) and the removal efficiency (RE) was also tested. The results showed $EC_{max}$ was 4.8kg $C/m^3{\cdot}day$ and above RE 95% was achieved at EBRT 1min.

Styrene을 제거하기 위한 biofilter가 연구되었다. 운전 초기에 활성슬러지를 접종함으로써 start-up 기간을 24시간으로 줄일 수 있었다. 운전중 질소원 고갈 현상이 발생하였고 첨가된 ammonium sulfate양에 따라 제거된 styrene의 양을 정량적으로 구하여 이것을 biofilter의 장기운전에 이용할 수 있었다. Styrene의 maximum elimination $capacity(EC_{max})$와 critical elimination $capacity(EC_{cr})$는 각각 4.8kg $C\;/m^3{cdot}day$, 1.248kg $C\;/m^3{cdot}day$이었으며 styrene 농도 400ppmv까지를 분해하는데 EBRT 1min으로 제거율 95% 이상을 달성할 수 있었다.