Abstract
Anaerobic biofilters were compared to anaerobic biotrickling filters to determine which reactor type was optimum for carbon tetrachloride removal. A methanogenic microbial consortium was enriched from the compost packing in biofilters using hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Leachate from methanogenic biofilters was used to inoculate the biotrickling filters used during testing. Carbon tetrachloride flow was established to both the biofilters and biotrickling filters after methane appeared in the reactor effluent. Biofilters and biotrickling filters were operated for 9 months. Overall, biofilters appeared to perform better than biotrickling filters for removal of carbon tetrachloride from synthetic off-gas streams.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 15 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| State | Published - 1998 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 91st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Air & Waste Management Association - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Jun 14 1998 → Jun 18 1998 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1998 91st Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Air & Waste Management Association |
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| City | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Period | 6/14/98 → 6/18/98 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering