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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Title:		Feasibility of using bed filters packed with rice-straw-based activated carbon and selected biomass waste for the control of frying fume exhaust
Author(s):		Chen YC; Yang XE; Lin KY; Huang WW; Lin CC; Yu KP;
Address:		"Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung-Hsing University, No.145 Xingda Rd., South Dist., Taichung City, 402, Taiwan, Republic of China. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Kaohsiung, No. 700, Kaohsiung University Rd., Nanzih District, Kaohsiung, 811, Taiwan, Republic of China. Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Section 2, Linong Street, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan, Republic of China. f89541105@gmail.com"
Journal Title:		Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Year:		2020
Volume:		20200704
Issue:		30
Page Number:		38321 - 38333
DOI:		10.1007/s11356-020-09929-0
ISSN/ISBN:		1614-7499 (Electronic) 0944-1344 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Open-air burning of rice straw (RS) on sites after harvesting produces tremendous amounts of air pollutants in Southeast Asia. Additionally, cooking oil smoke (COS) from high-temperature frying is classified as 'Probably carcinogenic to humans' (Group 2A) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. To mitigate the air pollution from COS, RS was recycled to prepare activated carbon (AC), which was used as a bed filter (BF) packing material for COS removal, and to our best knowledge, this study is the first one. Besides, a negative air ionizer (NAI) was firstly utilized to enhance the removal efficiency (eta) of COS particles. Other biomass waste, including tea leaves (TL), wood dust (WD), rice hulls (RH), and coffee grounds (CG), were also used as packing materials for comparison. Specific surface area and pore volume of the packing materials were determined by nitrogen adsorption/desorption isothermal. Laser airborne particle counters and volatile organic compound (VOC) monitors (photoionization detector) were utilized for real-time recording of the particle and VOC concentration of COS. Economic assessments for the control of COS was also conducted. For submicron particles, the removal efficiency of the BFs ranged from 0 to 98% and the AC filter had the highest quality factor. The NAI remarkably enhanced the eta value and filter quality factor. For the removal of particles larger than 2.5 mum, all BFs had eta > 96%. The removal efficiency of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (eta(VOC)) of the test BFs ranged from 18.22 to 90.8%. The AC filter had the largest pore volume (0.432 cm(3)/g) and surface area (877 m(2)/g) among all packing materials, causing this filter to have the highest eta(VOC) and adsorption capacity (over 28.3 mg-VOCs/g-AC). The annual operating costs of the TL, WD, RH, CG, and AC filters were 319.4, 23.3, 29.1, 189.4, and 62.9 US$, respectively. Therefore, using RS to prepare an AC bed filter for the removal of COS is a practical and sustainable strategy for COS control"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Biomass Charcoal Feasibility Studies *Oryza Activated carbon Biomass waste Negative air ions Particulate matter Smoke from frying Volatile organic compounds;
Notes:		"MedlineChen, Yen-Chi Yang, Xuan-En Lin, Kun-Yi Huang, Wei-Wen Lin, Chi-Chi Yu, Kuo-Pin eng MOST 105-EPA-F-002-001/Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. Taiwan/ Germany 2020/07/06 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Oct; 27(30):38321-38333. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09929-0. Epub 2020 Jul 4"