Won YS

Vol. 13,  No. 1, pp. 1-15, Mar.  2007

생물여과법 생물살수여과법 생물세정법 대기오염제어 악취 휘발성유기물질

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Biological treatment is a relatively recent air pollution control technology in which off-gases containing biodegradable odors and volatile organic compounds(VOCs) are vented through microbes. It is a promising alternative to conventional air pollution control methods. Bioreactors for air pollution control have found most of their success in the treatment of dilute and high flow waste air streams containing VOCs and odor compounds. They offer several advantages over traditional technologies such as incineration or adsorption. These include lower treatment costs, absence of formation of secondary pollutants, no spent chemicals, low energy demand and low temperature treatment. The three most widely used technologies are described, namely biofiltration, biotreckling filtration, bioscrubbing. The most widely used bioreactor for air pollution control is biofilter, but it has several limitations In the past years major progress has been accomplished in the development of vapor phase bioreaction systems, for solving problems of biofilter. Biotricling filters are more complex than biofilters, but are usually more effective, especially for the treatment of compounds which are difficult to degrade or compounds that generate acidic by-products This paper reviews fundamental and theoretical/practical aspect of air pollution control in biofilter, biotrickling filter and bioscrubber, focusing more extensively on biotrickling filtration. Special emphasis is given to the operating parameters and the factors influencing performance for air pollution control, and cost estimation in biotreatment technologies.