Removal of Odors (Mainly H 2 S and NH 3 ) Using Biological Treatment Methods

Krzysztof Barbusiński, Anita Parzentna-Gabor and Damian Kasperczyk
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Krzysztof Barbusiński: Department of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Anita Parzentna-Gabor: Department of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Damian Kasperczyk: Ekoinwentyka Ltd., Szyb Walenty 26, 41-700 Ruda Śląska, Poland

Clean Technol., 2021, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: This study reviews the available and most commonly used methods of gas deodorization. Comparing various methods of odor removal, undoubtedly biological methods of pollution degradation have an advantage over others—chemical and physical. This advantage is manifestedmainly in ecological and economic terms. The possibility of using biological methods to remove H 2 S and NH 3 , as the most common emitted by the municipal sector companies, was analyzed in terms of their removal efficiency. The method of bio-purification of air in biotrickling filters is more advantageous than the others, due to the high effectiveness of VOCs and odors degradation, lack of secondary pollutants, and economic aspects—it is a method competitive to the commonly used air purification method in biofilters.

Keywords: biodegradation; odors; H 2 S; NH 3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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