Biotrickling Filtration of Pharmaceutical Emissions : for volatile organic compounds

ISBN-13: 9783659434075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 272 str.

Balasubramanian Paramasivan; Ligy Philip; Murty Bhallamudi

Opis

This monograph presents the experimental studies and kinetic modelling of biotrickling filtration of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from pharmaceutical industries. Emissions from industries characterises with assortment of VOCs at low concentration and at high flow rates. This situation warrants the economically viable and environmentally friendly biological treatment technologies. This monograph particularly presents the biodegradation studies of various organic solvents and its kinetic modelling as single and multiple substrates. Biokinetics estimated from single substrate experiments were utilized to simulate the kinetics of biodegradation of mixture of substrates. Performance evaluation of a laboratory scale biotrickling filter treating complex mixture of VOCs were carried out to evaluate the effects of inlet loading rate and empty bed residence time on elimination capacity and removal efficiency. This study demonstrates that the biotrickling filtration as a viable and efficient operating system to control VOCs emissions. The monograph focuses on the work carried by the first author at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India as part of his doctoral study.

O autorze

Dr. P. Balasubramanian received his doctoral degree in Environmental Engineering from IIT Madras, India. His current research interests are in the areas of Environmental Engineering and Management, Sustainable Development and Environmental biotechnology. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Adhoc) in CEESAT of NIT Trichy, India.