| Title: | Inventory and treatment of compost maturation emissions in a municipal solid waste treatment facility |
| Author(s): | Dorado AD; Husni S; Pascual G; Puigdellivol C; Gabriel D; |
| Address: | "Department of Mining Engineering and Natural Resources, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Bases de Manresa 61-73, 08240 Manresa, Spain. Electronic address: dorado@emrn.upc.edu. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: shafik.husni@uab.cat. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: guillem.pascual@e-campus.uab.cat. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: carles.puigdellivol@e-campus.uab.cat. Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: david.gabriel@uab.cat" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.10.044 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-2456 (Electronic) 0956-053X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the compost maturation building in a municipal solid waste treatment facility were inventoried by solid phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A large diversity of chemical classes and compounds were found. The highest concentrations were found for n-butanol, methyl ethyl ketone and limonene (ppmv level). Also, a range of compounds exceeded their odor threshold evidencing that treatment was needed. Performance of a chemical scrubber followed by two parallel biofilters packed with an advanced packing material and treating an average airflow of 99,300 m(3) h(-1) was assessed in the treatment of the VOCs inventoried. Performance of the odor abatement system was evaluated in terms of removal efficiency by comparing inlet and outlet abundances. Outlet concentrations of selected VOCs permitted to identify critical odorants emitted to the atmosphere. In particular, limonene was found as the most critical VOC in the present study. Only six compounds from the odorant group were removed with efficiencies higher than 90%. Low removal efficiencies were found for most of the compounds present in the emission showing a significant relation with their chemical properties (functionality and solubility) and operational parameters (temperature, pH and inlet concentration). Interestingly, benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol were found to be produced in the treatment system" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis Cities Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Refuse Disposal/*instrumentation/methods Soil/*chemistry Temperature Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Waste Disposal Facilities/*instrumentation Chemical s; |
| Notes: | "MedlineDorado, Antonio D Husni, Shafik Pascual, Guillem Puigdellivol, Carles Gabriel, David eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2013/12/12 Waste Manag. 2014 Feb; 34(2):344-51. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.10.044. Epub 2013 Dec 8" |
