ISSN : 2288-9167(Print)
ISSN : 2288-923X(Online)
ISSN : 2288-923X(Online)
Journal of Odor and Indoor Environment Vol.15 No.4 pp.345-351
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.15250/joie.2016.15.4.345
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.15250/joie.2016.15.4.345
An up-flow botanical bioreactor for odor removal
Abstract
An up-flow botanical bioreactor was proposed as an economical and environmentally-friendly control process to remove the odorants, specifically ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, in exhaust gas. Liriope Platyphylla and Hedera Helix were selected as the test plants, and were put into the lab-scale reactor filled with the ceramic media. During 52 days of operation with ammonia loading of 1.16 g/m3·d, Liriope Platyphylla showed better performance in ammonia removal. Liriope Platyphylla was further tested by the simultaneous loading of 6.96 g/m3·d for ammonia and 1.00 g/m3·d for hydrogen sulfide. Microbial activity in the botanical reactor was greatly enhanced by mixed odorants rather than single odorants, and can contribute to removing odor in the exhaust gas. Biological uptake by plants reached up to 20% of total nitrogen loading to the botanical reactor.
