scholarly journals CLEANING OF H2S FROM POLLUTED AIR USING PEAT BIOFILTER

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rasa Vaiškūnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Air Flow Rate ◽  
Cleaning Efficiency ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Number Of Layers ◽  
Peat Biofilter ◽  
Cleaning Technology ◽  
University Laboratory

Every year about 64 thousand tons of polluted air is being released to the ambient air. More than 30% of this pollution consists of toxic sulfur compounds. The properties of biological air cleaning technology – biofoltration with peat media – has been discussed in the article. Research was performed by using biofilter from Vilnius Gedimi-nas technical university laboratory. During testing ambient air, polluted with sulfur dioxide, was pulled through the biomedia with division of Thiobacillus microorganisms and calculations of cleaning efficiency were performed. Was determined the efficiency of peat biofilter charge (changing the technical characteristics of the air flow rate, the number of layers, the pollutant concentration value) depending on the nature of the investigated sulfur compounds and their concentrations.

scholarly journals REMOVAL OF SO2 FROM CONTAMINATED AIR USING A PEAT BIOFILTER / SO2 ŠALINIMAS IŠ UŽTERŠTO ORO NAUDOJANT BIOFILTRĄ SU DURPIŲ ĮKROVA

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-387
Author(s):  
Kristina Skemundrytė ◽  
Rasa Vaiškūnaitė
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Air Flow Rate ◽  
Cleaning Efficiency ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Peat Biofilter ◽  
Cleaning Technology

About 64 thousand tons of contaminated air is annually released into ambient air. More than 30% of such pollution includes toxic sulfur compounds. The article discusses the properties of biofiltration - biological air cleaning technology. Research was performed using a biofilter produced in the laboratory at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. During testing, ambient air contaminated with sulfur dioxide was pulled through biomedia with a division of Thiobacillus microorganisms, and calculations of cleaning efficiency were performed. Besides, the efficiency of the charged peat biofilter (changing technical characteristics of the air flow rate, number of layers and value of pollutant concentration), depending on the nature of the investigated sulfur compounds and their concentrations, was determined. The biofilter improves the efficiency of air cleaning when the air flow rate reduces from 0,1 to 0,02 m/s (e.g. when sulfur dioxide is used for treating the air flow rate under the initial concentration C = 15 mg/m³, the efficiency of the filter is equal to E = 96,3%). Santrauka Didžiausia šiais laikais išsivysčiusių ir besivystančių šalių problema yra greitai besiplečiančių pramonės ir energetikos sektorių į aplinkos orą išmetami cheminiai junginiai (apie 64 tūkst. tonų per metus), iš kurių apie 30 % – žmogui nuodingi ir aplinkai neigiamą poveikį darantys sieros junginiai. Trumpai aptariama biologinio oro valymo privalumai, pagrindinės pasirinktõs durpių bioįkrovos charakteristikos, pateikiama taikyta metodika bei sieros dioksido valymo iš oro eksperimentų rezultatai, aprašomas biofiltracijos procesas. Biofiltro oro valymo efektyvumas didėja mažinant valomo oro srauto greitį nuo 0,1 iki 0,02 m/s (valant sieros dioksidu užterštą orą, kai pradinė teršalo koncentracija C = 15 mg/m³), filtro efektyvumas yra E = 96,3 %.

scholarly journals INVESTIGASI PENGARUH KONDISI LALU LINTAS DAN ASPEK METEOROLOGI TERHADAP KONSENTRASI PENCEMAR SO2 DI KOTA SEMARANG

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Titik Istirokhatun ◽  
Ita Tetriana Agustini ◽  
Sudarno Sudarno
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Meteorological Factors ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Traffic Light ◽  
Road Users ◽  
The Impact

The  presence  of  air  pollution  in  ambient  air  is  closely  related  to  the incidence  of  adverse reactions affecting human health. One of harmful pollutants and potentially major cause health problems is sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). The number of vehicles that are passing and queuing on the crossroads  because  of  traffic light can  affect  the  concentration  of  SO 2 .  Besides,  in  these locations  there  are a lot of road users  which  are  potentially  exposed  by  contaminants, so information about the concentration of SO 2  is important to know. This study aimed to investigate the  impact  of  meteorological  factors  and  the  number  of vehicles  on  SO 2   concentrations. Impinger was used for air sampling, and pararosaniline method was used for determining SO 2  concentration. Sampling and calculation  of the number of passing vehicles were performed 3 times ie in the morning, afternoon and evening. Based on the results of the study, the highest concentrations of SO 2  were on the range of 15-21 mg/Nm3.

Airborne pathogenic microorganisms and air cleaning technology development: A review

2021 ◽  
pp. 127429
Author(s):  
Lu Song ◽  
Jianfeng Zhou ◽  
Can Wang ◽  
Ge Meng ◽  
Yunfei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Cleaning Technology

Evidence of corrosion in home piping system began to appear in fixture stains and metallic taste. In 1985, the Federal Government did surveys of heavy metals in water supplies, focusing on lead in drinking water and its effect on children. The prevalence of this metal resulted in the banning of lead from solder used in plumbing. In 1988, and in 1989, regulations reduced the safe limit of lead in water from 50^gm/L to 5 μgm/L, with an action level at 15pgm/L in a first draw sample. At the same time the E.P.A. provided guidance documents to schools and day care centers to help reduce children's lead exposure in water supplies. Grants were made available to states to be used for spreading the knowledge about this danger. However, the Federal regulations applied only to public water supplies, which were defined as systems serving 25 or more people. But private wells serving family homes, many containing children, were not included. Children could be assured of regulated water supplies in school, but not at home. Aware that lead was a problem in paint chips, Connecticut required that pediatricians test for traces of lead in children at age two. The Federal act recognized that the primary source of lead in water supplies came through home plumbing systems stemming from the corrosion by the water. This was remedied by requiring public water supplies to prevent corrosion, usually by adding alkalinity to the water. Here again, private wells not included in the educational phase of the program were also not included in the remedies. While these activities with water supplies were occurring, a phenomenon of a different sort was originating in states hundreds of miles away from Southeastern Connecticut. Throughout the Midwest and into West Virginia and Kentucky, electric power generators were erecting tall stacks to disperse sulfur dioxide gasses high into the atmosphere. The gas came mostly from the burning of high sulfur coal mined nearby. The Federal air pollution standards for ambient air were being met in the Midwest by the use of these tall stacks. In the eastern states, restrictions on sulfur content of fuels, mostly petroleum based, were used to meet the ambient air standards. By the early 1980's Connecticut eased its restrictions on sulfur content in these fuels from 0.5% to 1% by weight . Still, during the next five years the sulfur dioxide level actually decreased. However, in 1986, other data collected by the State showed that 32% of the rain storms had an acidic pH of 4.0 or below [ 1 ]. The lowest pH ’ s recorded that year were 3.6. The State also reported that from 1985 to 1996 there had been a further decrease in ambient sulfur dioxide levels [ 2 ].

2014 ◽  
pp. 860-860
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
The State ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Power Generators ◽  
Plumbing Systems ◽  
Private Wells

scholarly journals Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project: Evaluation of low-cost sensor performance in a suburban environment in the southeastern United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Jiao ◽  
Gayle Hagler ◽  
Ronald Williams ◽  
Robert Sharpe ◽  
Ryan Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Sensor Performance

Abstract. Advances in air pollution sensor technology have enabled the development of small and low cost systems to measure outdoor air pollution. The deployment of a large number of sensors across a small geographic area would have potential benefits to supplement traditional monitoring networks with additional geographic and temporal measurement resolution, if the data quality were sufficient. To understand the capability of emerging air sensor technology, the Community Air Sensor Network (CAIRSENSE) project deployed low cost, continuous and commercially-available air pollution sensors at a regulatory air monitoring site and as a local sensor network over a surrounding ~ 2 km area in Southeastern U.S. Co-location of sensors measuring oxides of nitrogen, ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and particles revealed highly variable performance, both in terms of comparison to a reference monitor as well as whether multiple identical sensors reproduced the same signal. Multiple ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide sensors revealed low to very high correlation with a reference monitor, with Pearson sample correlation coefficient (r) ranging from 0.39 to 0.97, −0.25 to 0.76, −0.40 to 0.82, respectively. The only sulfur dioxide sensor tested revealed no correlation (r  0.5), step-wise multiple linear regression was performed to determine if ambient temperature, relative humidity (RH), or age of the sensor in sampling days could be used in a correction algorithm to improve the agreement. Maximum improvement in agreement with a reference, incorporating all factors, was observed for an NO2 sensor (multiple correlation coefficient R2adj-orig = 0.57, R2adj-final = 0.81); however, other sensors showed no apparent improvement in agreement. A four-node sensor network was successfully able to capture ozone (2 nodes) and PM (4 nodes) data for an 8 month period of time and show expected diurnal concentration patterns, as well as potential ozone titration due to near-by traffic emissions. Overall, this study demonstrates a straightforward methodology for establishing low-cost air quality sensor performance in a real-world setting and demonstrates the feasibility of deploying a local sensor network to measure ambient air quality trends.

A preconcentration method based on a new sorbent for the measurement of selected reduced sulfur compounds at ppb level in ambient air

2018 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécilia Merlen ◽  
Marie Verriele ◽  
Sabine Crunaire ◽  
Vincent Ricard ◽  
Pascal Kaluzny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Air ◽  
Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Reduced Sulfur Compounds ◽  
Reduced Sulfur ◽  
Preconcentration Method

scholarly journals Electrostatic Precipitators as an Indoor Air Cleaner—A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8774
Author(s):  
Alireza Afshari ◽  
Lars Ekberg ◽  
Luboš Forejt ◽  
Jinhan Mo ◽  
Siamak Rahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Air Cleaner ◽  
Air Cleaners ◽  
Electrostatic Precipitators ◽  
Cleaning Technology

Many people spend most of their time in an indoor environment. A positive relationship exists between indoor environmental quality and the health, wellbeing, and productivity of occupants in buildings. The indoor environment is affected by pollutants, such as gases and particles. Pollutants can be removed from the indoor environment in various ways. Air-cleaning devices are commonly marketed as benefiting the removal of air pollutants and, consequently, improving indoor air quality. Depending on the type of cleaning technology, air cleaners may generate undesired and toxic byproducts. Different air filtration technologies, such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) have been introduced to the market. The ESP has been used in buildings because it can remove particles while only causing low pressure drops. Moreover, ESPs can be either in-duct or standalone units. This review aims to provide an overview of ESP use, methods for testing this product, the performance of existing ESPs concerning removing pollutants and their byproducts, and the existing market for ESPs.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF CLEANING EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL AIR‐TREATMENT DEVICE WITH ACTIVATED CHARGE OF DIFFERENT ORIGIN/BIOLOGINIO ORO VALYMO ĮRENGINIO SU AKTYVINTA SKIRTINGOS KILMĖS ĮKROVA VALYMO EFEKTYVUMO TYRIMAI/ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ УСТАНОВКИ ДЛЯ БИОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ ОЧИСТКИ ВОЗДУХА С АКТИВИРОВАННОЙ ЗАГРУЗКОЙ РАЗЛИЧНОГО ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranas Baltrėnas ◽  
Alvydas Zagorskis
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Method ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Treatment Efficiency ◽  
Cleaning Efficiency ◽  
Air Treatment ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Service Period ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Different Origin

In order to carry out an experimental investigation a biological air‐treatment device was used, namely, a biofilter with a charge of a different origin composed of zeolite, foam and wood chips. When mixing foam and zeolite together with wood chips for air treatment from volatile organic compounds, not only a biological but also adsorptive air‐treatment method is used. Using complex treatment technologies the device efficiency and the charge service period are improved. The investigation has shown that microorganisms, being predominant in the bio‐treatment process, can breed in charges of on inorganic origin made of natural zeolite and foam. While cultivating spontaneous microorganism associations in the charge, biofilter treatment efficiency was determined to be dependent on the sort of the supplied pollutant, concentration and filtration period. The charge filtration function was most efficient at a velocity of 0,1 m/s when the device was supplied with acetone‐polluted air. Cleaning air from acetone, when the original concentration of the pollutant was 103 mg/m3, the filter treatment efficiency reached 95%. When the concentration of pollutants supplied into the biofilter is reduced and the filtration period is increased, the device treatment efficiency increases as well. Santrauka Eksperimentiniams tyrimams atlikti buvo naudotas biologinis oro valymo įrenginys – biofiltras užkrautas skirtingos kilmės įkrova, sudaryta iš ceolito, porolono ir medienos drožlių. Poroloną ir ceolitą maišant su medienos drožlėmis lakiesiems organiniams junginiams valyti iš oro taikomas ne tik biologinis, bet ir adsorbcinis oro valymo metodas. Kompleksiškai taikant skirtingas valymo technologijas pagerinamas įrenginio valymo efektyvumas ir įkrovos naudojimo laikas. Tyrimai parodė, kad biologinio valymo procese vyraujantys mikroorganizmai gali daugintis ir neorganinės kilmės įkrovose, sudarytose iš gamtinio ceolito bei porolono. Įkrovoje kultivuojant savaiminių mikroorganizmų asociacijas nustatytos biofiltro valymo efektyvumo priklausomybės nuo tiekiamo teršalo rūšies, koncentracijos, filtracijos laiko. Geriausiai įkrova filtravo 0,1 m/s greičiu į įrenginį tiekiamą acetonu užterštą orą. Valant iš oro acetoną, kai pradinė teršalo koncentracija yra 103 mg/m3 , filtro valymo efektyvumas siekė 95 %. Mažinant į biofiltrą tiekiamų teršalų koncentracijas ir didinant jų filtracijos laiką, įrenginio valymo efektyvumas didėja. Peзюме Для выполнения экспериментальных исследований использовалось биологическое устройство для очистки воздуха – биофильтр, загруженный загрузкой различной породы, состоящей из цеолита, поролона и древесины. При смешивании поролона, цеолита и древесины для очистки воздуха от летучих органических составов применялся не только биологический, но и aдсорбционный метод очистки воздуха. При совместном применении разных технологий очистки улучшается эффективность устройства и продлевается срок действия загрузки. Исследование показало, что микроорганизмы могут размножаться и на загрузках неорганического происхождения, состоящих из природного цеолита и поролона. При выращивании самопроизвольных ассоциаций микроорганизмов установлены зависимости эффективности очистки воздуха от вида поступающего загрязнителя, концентрации и периода фильтрации. Фильтрация была наилучшей, когда воздух, загрязненный ацетоном, подавался в биофильтр со скоростью 0,1 м/сек. Эффективность биофильтра при очищении воздуха от ацетона, первоначальная концентрация которого составляла 103 мг/м3 , достигала 95%. Эффективность очищения воздуха в устройстве увеличивается, когда концентрация поставляемых в биофильтр загрязнителей уменьшается, а период фильтрации продлевается.

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