Removal characteristics of steroid estrogens in trickling filters

The discharge of steroid estroens from sewage treatment works (STW) is to be regulated by Environmental Quality Standard in the UK,thus requiring the understanding of removal characteristics of steroid estroens in trickling filters to benefit UK water industry with trickling filters used in 75% STWs. Two pilot-scale trickling filters were operated in parallel to treat synthetic sewage spiked with oestrone (E1),oestradiol (E2) and 17α-ethinyl oestradiol (EE2) at environmentally related concentrations. Control experiments show that biodegradation is the dominant removal mechanism although adsorption onto biofilm solids prior to biodegradation would be part of the overall mechanisms of estrogen removal. Approximately 44.7%-58.9% is removed by the pilot trickling filter normally operated,whilst the 1:1 recirculation increases 29.0%-32.2% estrogen removals by improved wetting rate and hydraulic retention time supported by tracer experiment with lithium chloride. Extra feed solids with 32.0% higher suspended solids levels inhibited estrogen removals by 10.8%-34.4% rather than helping bridge adsorption to the biofilm,and the change of particle characteristics with higher adsorption potency would benefit the removal.

Improvement of trickling biofilter purification performance on treating chlorobenzene in waste gases using surfactant

A laboratory-scale trickling biofilter column, filled with Raschig rings and inoculated with Pseudomonas putida （ATCC 1785） was used to ＇purify chlorobenzene contained waste gases. Sodium dodecyl sulfonate （SDS） was used to enhance the performance of trickling biofilter. Purification performance of the trickling biofilter was examined for chiorobenzene inlet concentration of 1.20,-5.04 g/m^3 at different EBRTs between 76N153 s. Without SDS addition, with simultaneous increase in chlorobenzene inlet loading rate and gas flow rate, 100% removal efficiency was achieved at EBRT of 109 s and inlet loadings below 5120 mg/m^3. Addition of SDS to nutrient solution led to improvement of trickling biofilter purification performance. By introducing 25 mg/L SDS, the removal efficiency was increased by 21% and elimination capacity up to 234 g/（m^3.h） was achieved at chlorobenzene inlet loading of 241 g/（m^3.h）. Although SDS concentration experienced a low rate reduction after continuous nutrient solution recirculation, this result has period little influence on trickling biofilter＇s removal efficiency in monitoring period.

Removal of Iron, Coliforms and Acidity from Ground Water Obtained from Shallow Aquifer Using Trickling Filter Method

Ground water is a major source of drinking water. In the Niger Delta, the ground water is unfit for human consumption due to high concentration of iron, coliforms and acidity. In an attempt to make the water potable, groundwater samples were collected from domestic boreholes and analyzed for physicochemical and microbial parameters using standard analytical methods. The groundwater samples were collected after single and double trickling filter treatment. The treated water from the single and double trickling filter was similarly analyzed. Results show that after treatment, iron decreased from 5.23-9.96 mg/L in the raw water to 1.67-2.02 mg/L in the single treatment and 0.05-0.31 mg/L in the double treated water （P 〈 0.05）. Similarly, pH increased from 4.39-5.17 in the raw water to 5.31-5.87 in the single treatment and 6.09-6.90 in the double treatment （P 〈 0.05）. Coliforms decreased from 60-85 MPN/100 mL in the raw water to 3-10 MPN/100 mL in the single treatment and 0-2 MPN/100 mL in the double treatment （P 〈 0.05）. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that it is unsafe to drink untreated groundwater as currently practiced in the Niger Delta, but should be subjected to double trickling filter treatment and chlorination before consumption.

Phosphorus Reduction from Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant with Trickling Filters

The purpose of this research is to investigate a biofilm system with trickling filter as a biological alternative process during low cost treatment connection with the possibility of reducing nutrients such as phosphorus. Given that nitrogen with phosphorus that are leading causes of algal bloom resulting in increased eutrophication or chemical nutrients are the basis of this document analysis. This increase in organisms results in less oxygen in water bodies and at times, slow decay leads many fresh water ponds, lakes and rivers. The process of eutrophication unfortunately tends to favor pollution and algae, which reduce the quality of the water. Kosovo has not a long tradition in the treatment of wastewater, especially in removing phosphorus, since the country has only a plant for wastewater treatment. The present plant is intended to protect the Klina river from eutrophication from wastewater discharged after treatment. This plant currently reduced phosphorus efficiently, but the goal of this paper is to increase the percentage of removal of phosphorus to 40% through trickling filters, presenting options for optimizing work on plant Skenderaj.

A pilot field-scale study on biotrickling filter treatment of NH_3-containing odorous gases from organic waste composting plants

The use of a biotrickling filter was investigated for a pilot field-scale elimination of NH3 gas and other odorous gases from a composting plant in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The inlet gas flow rate was 3500 m3/h and NH3 concentration fluctuated between 2.76–27.84 mg/m3, while the average outlet concentration was 1.06 mg/m3 with an average of 94.9% removal. Critical volumetric loading (removal efficiency=100%) was 11.22 g-N/(m3·h). The odor concentration removal was 86.7%. NH3 removal efficiency decreased as the free ammonia (FA) in the trickling liquid increased. The pressure drop was maintained at about 50 Pa/m and was never more than 55 Pa/m. During the experiment, there was neither backflushing required nor any indication of clogging. Overall, the biotrickling filter was highly efficient and cost-effective for the simultaneous biodegradation of NH3 and other odorous gases from composting, suggesting the possibility of treating odorous gases at the industrial level.

A pilot scale trickling filter with pebble gravel as media and its performance to remove chemical oxygen demand from synthetic brewery wastewater

Evaluating the performance of a biotrickling filter for the treatment of wastewaters produced by a company manufacturing beer was the aim of this study.A pilot scale trickling filter filled with gravel was used as the experimental biofilter.Pilot scale plant experiments were made to evaluate the performance of the trickling filter aerobic and anaerobic biofilm systems for removal of chemical oxygen demand(COD) and nutrients from synthetic brewery wastewater.Performance evaluation data of the trickling filter were generated under different experimental conditions.The trickling filter had an average efficiency of(86.81±6.95)% as the hydraulic loading rate increased from 4.0 to 6.4 m3/(m2·d).Various COD concentrations were used to adjust organic loading rates from 1.5 to 4.5 kg COD/(m3·d).An average COD removal efficiency of(85.10±6.40)% was achieved in all wastewater concentrations at a hydraulic loading of 6.4 m3/(m2·d).The results lead to a design organic load of 1.5 kg COD/(m3·d) to reach an effluent COD in the range of 50–120 mg/L.As can be concluded from the results of this study,organic substances in brewery wastewater can be handled in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly manner using the gravel-filled trickling filter.

Theoretical model for removal of volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollutant in trickling biofilter

This paper presents an analytical model for predicting VOC waste gas degradation in a trickling biofilter. To facilitate the analysis, the packed bed is simplified into a series of straight capillary tubes covered by the biofilm. The gas-liquid flow field through the tube is divided into the liquid film flow on the biofilm and the gas core flow in the center. The biofilm consists of a reaction free zone close to solid wall and a reaction zone beneath the liquid film. The capillary tube model accounts for the effect of mass transport resistance in the liquid film and the biofilm, the gas-liquid interfacial mass transport resistance, the biochemical reaction, and the limitation of oxygen to biochemical reaction. The liquid film thickness in the capillary tube is obtained by simultaneously solving a set of hydrodynamic equations representing the momentum transport behaviors of the gas-liquid two-phase flow. The mass transport equations are established for gas core, liquid film, and biofilm combined with biochemical kinetics equations. An iterative computation process is employed to solve the discrete equations. The predicted purification efficiencies of VOC waste gas in trickling biofilter are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. It has been revealed that for a fixed inlet concentration of toluene, the purification efficiency of trickling biofilter decreases with the increase in gas flow rate and liquid flow rate. The purification efficiency of VOC waste gas is dominated by mass transport resistance in liquid film and biofilm. The highest biodegradation rate occurs at the inlet of waste gas in trickling biofilter.

Effects of temperature,pH and O_(2) on the removal of hydrogen sulfide from biogas by external biological desulfurization in a full scale fixed-bed trickling bioreactor(FBTB)

Hydrogen sulfide(H_(2)S)is a critical component of biogas formed under anaerobic conditions by sulfur and sulfate reducing bacteria from animal manure and renewable energy crops.H_(2)S causes high corrosion in equipment,has a negative environmental impact,inhibits the biogas formation process and is furthermore odorous and toxic.Although several methods for internal and external desulfurization found their way into practice and had been explored at laboratory scale,no data were available on the performance of such methods in full scale practice,especially for an external fixed-bed trickling bioreactor(FBTB).The effects of temperature,pH and air ratio on H_(2)S removal efficiency(RE)were studied.The study was conducted at a research biogas plant with a given output of 96 m^(3) biogas per hour,and an H_(2)S concentration ranging between 500 ppm and 600 ppm(1 ppm=1 cm^(3)/m^(3))on average.The FBTB column has been designed to hold a packing volume of 2.21 m^(3) at a gas retention time of 84 seconds being loaded at an average of 32.88 g H_(2)S/(m^(3)·h).The highest H_(2)S RE of 98% was found at temperatures between 30℃ and 40℃.A major decline in RE to 21%-45%was observed at temperatures from 5℃ to 25℃.The results clearly showed a temperature optimum range for sulfate reducing bacteria.The results reveal that RE is little affected by different pH values and air ratios.During the experimental period,the practical suitability of the FBTB system could be proved while avoiding the disadvantages of internal biological desulfurization methods.

Trickling filter in a biocathode microbial fuel cell for efficient wastewater treatment and energy production

Aiming to reduce the energy input, oxygen supply by trickling filter was employed in a biocathode microbial fuel cell(MFC) to examine its performance of electricity production and sewage treatment. During batch operation, trickling MFC(TMFC) could start and aerate effectively(DO>3.60 mg/L). During continuous operation, TMFC produced a maximum current density of 71.8 A/m^3 and maximum power density of 26.2 W/m^3 under the hydraulic retention time(HRT) of 10 h. By increasing the HRT to 15 h, 90.6% of COD and 99.0% of ammonia in simulated domestic sewage were efficiently removed and the maximum power density was 19.4 W/m^3. Continuous purification of real municipal wastewater achieved 85.9% of COD removal rate and 91.6%of ammonia removal rate. Sequencing result of biocathodic microorganisms indicated that it consisted of four major classes and the dominant class was γ-proteobacteria, which accounted for up to 84.38%. The dominant genus was Acinetobacter, which accounted for 57.81%. The phylogenetic tree showed different relationships among the 19 species of biocathode microorganisms and the predominant species was Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.

Experimental study on toluene removal by a two-stage plasma-biofilter system

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) are typical pollutants that affect air quality.Discharge plasma is thought to be a potential method that can remove VOCs from flue gas.In this experiment,pulsed corona discharge plasma combined with a biological tower was carried out to remove the benzene series,and toluene was selected as the typical VOC.The results indicated that the removal efficiency of toluene by pulsed corona plasma was slightly higher than that of direct current(DC) corona plasma,while its energy efficiency was much higher than DC corona plasma.Under the optimal experimental conditions of pulse voltage 8.5 kV,initial toluene concentration 1400 mg m^(-3),and toluene flow rate of 121h^(-1),the toluene removal efficiency reached 77.11% by the single method of pulsed corona discharge plasma,and the energy efficiency was up to 1.515 g/(kW·h) under the pulse voltage of 4.0 kV.The trickling biofilter was constructed by using the screened and domesticated Acinetobacter baumannii,and the highest toluene removal efficiency by the pulsed corona discharge plasma combined with the trickling biofilter rose up to 97.84%.Part of the toluene was degraded into CO_(2),H_(2)O,and some intermediate products such as o-diphenol under the influence of Acinetobacter baumannii.When the remaining waste gas passed through the discharge plasma reactor,the benzene ring structure could be directly destroyed by the collision between toluene and plasma.Meanwhile,O·,OH·,and some other oxidizing radicals generated by the discharge also join into the oxidative decomposition of toluene and its intermediate products,thereby further improving the removal efficiency of toluene.Therefore,the two-stage plasma-biofilter system not only showed a high toluene removal efficiency,but also had a good energy efficiency.The results of this study will provide theoretical support and technical reference for industrial VOC treatment.

INTERPRETATION OF FLOW NONUNIFORMITY AND HYSTERESIS WITH A CAPILLARY ARRAY MODEL

A novel capillary array model is proposed to shed light on the development of themaldistribution of cocurrent downward gas-liquid flow and the hysteretic performance behavior in apacked column.The model is based on the principle of nonequilibrium thermodynamics and incombination with lateral random walk of elemental liquid rivulets.The liquid distribution over aone-dimensional array of capillaries is simulated and the basic features of gas-liquid flow in packedbeds are demonstrated.With proper correspondence of hysteresis branches with nonuniformity of flowdistribution assumed,the experimentally observed hysteresis in pressure drop,liquid holdup and masstransfer rate can be qualitatively simulated.Strenuous efforts are still required for further developingthis model into a predictive tool for the evaluation of performance of packed-bed type devices.

The Relationship Between Hysteresis and Liquid Flow Distribution in Trickle Beds

Experiments were conducted on a trickle bed with 0.283m ID to elucidate the relationship between hysteretic phenomena and liquid distribution. The hysteresis of pressure drop and the variance of radial liquid distribution were observed simultaneously. Residence time distribution (RTD), holdup and mean residence time (RT) of liquid phase were also found to demonstrate hysteresis of the same nature. RTD, liquid holdup and mean RT calculated with a simple model from the distribution of liquid flow rate show characteristics consistant with the experimental data, suggesting that the hyteretic phenomena originate from the multiplicity and nonuniformity of liquid flow distribution.

Peracetic Acid Synthesis by Acetaldehyde Liquid Phase Oxidation in Trickle Bed Reactor

In this paper,shorter residence time（a few minutes）with high yield in the trickle bed process for per- acetic acid synthesis by acetaldehyde liquid phase oxidation can be realized on the selected packing material SA-5118.For acetaldehyde in acetone with ferric ion as catalyst,the optimized process conditions were presented. The main factors influencing the yield,selectivity and conversion are residence time,temperature and acetaldehyde concentration,respectively.The temperature range checked is from 30 to 65℃.High yield of 81.53%with high se- lectivity of 91.84%can be obtained at higher temperature of 55℃when the residence time is 5.5min and the acet- aldehyde concentration is 9.85%（by mass）.And there is a critical acetaldehyde concentration point（Cccp）between 18%and 19.5%（by mass）.At temperature less than 55℃,the highest yield to peracetic acid at each temperature level increases with temperature when the acetaldehyde concentration is below Cccp and decreases with temperature when the acetaldehyde concentration is above Cccp.

一种无线传感网络代码分发协议的研究

无线传感器网络的分发协议用于更新节点程序和发送控制指令,目前普遍采用的分发协议存在传输数据量和能耗过大的问题。为此提出一种无线传感网络代码传播与维护的自调整算法,并通过设计分发协议测试系统进行算法性能测试。实验结果表明该算法能有效调节网络中数据包的传输速度,减少数据包传输量,降低能量损耗。

Intensification of Deep Hydrodesulfurization Through a Two-stage Combination of Monolith and Trickle Bed Reactors

Deep hydrodesulfurization （HDS） is an important process to produce high quality liquid fuels with ultra-low sul- fur. Process intensification for deep HDS could be implemented by developing new active catalysts and/or new types of reactors. In this work, the kinetics of dibenzothiophene （DBT） hydrodesulfurization over Ni-P/SBA-15/ cordierite catalyst was investigated at 340-380 ℃ and 3.0-5.0 MPa. The first-order reaction model with respect to both DBT and H2 was used to fit the kinetics data in a batch recycle operation system. It is found that both the activation energy and rate constant over the Ni-P monolithic catalyst under our operating conditions are close to those over conventionally used HDS catalysts. Comparative performance studies of two types of reactors, i.e., trickle bed reactor and monolithic reactor, were performed based on reactor modeling and simulation. The results indicate that the productivity of the monolithic reactor is 3 times higher than that of the trickle bed reactor on a catalyst weight basis since effective utilization of the catalyst is higher in the monolithic reactor, but the volumetric productivity of the monolithic reactor is lower for HDS of DBT. Based on simulation results, a two- reactor-in-series configuration for hydrodesulfurization is proposed, in which a monolithic reactor is followed by a tickled bed reactor so as to attain intensified performance of the system converting fuel oil of different sulfur-containing compounds. It is illustrated that the two reactor scheme outperforms the trickle bed reactor both on reactor volume and catalyst mass bases while the content of sulfur is reduced from 200 μg·g-1 to about 10 μ·g-1.

6LoWPAN无线心电传感网络架构与RPL优化仿真

阐述了通过心电采集节点、6LoWPAN边界路由器构建无线传感网络,实现了无线传感器网络(WSN)与IPV6网络之间的通信;针对RPL网络协议中的Trickle算法机制导致选择次优链路,影响网络路由的可靠性和稳定性问题,提出了优化方案;开展了仿真测试和优化后的网络性能指标分析;测试结果和分析表明,6LoWPAN无线传感网络不仅可以完成WSN与外部IPv6网络之间的连接承载数据收发,并且在对Trickle算法优化之后,对提高网络性能有较高影响。

Process intensification in gas/liquid/solid reaction in trickle bed reactors: A review

As an important form of reactors for gas/liquid/solid catalytic reaction,trickle bed reactors (TBRs) are widely applied in petroleum industry,biochemical,fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries because of their flexibility,simplicity of operation and high throughput.However,TBRs also show inefficient production and hot pots caused by non-uniform fluid distribution and incomplete wetting of the catalyst,which limit their further application in chemical industry.Also,process intensification in TBRs is necessary as the decrease in quality of processed crude oil,caused by increased exploitation depths,and more restrictive environmental regulations and emission standards for industry,caused by increased environment protection consciousness.In recent years,lots of strategies for process intensification in TBRs have been proposed to improve reaction performance to meet the current and future demands of chemical industry from the environmental and economic perspective.This article summarizes the recent progress in techniques for intensifying gas/liquid/solid reaction in TBRs and application of intensified TBRs in petroleum industry.

Absorption Enhanced Methanol Synthesis in a Trickle Bed Reactor over Cu/Zn/Al₂O₃Catalyst

Methanol synthesis in a trickle bed reactor with tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) as the liquid phase over a Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst was investigated. The pressure was kept constant at 5.0 MPa, while the temperature ranged from 230℃?to 260℃?and the mass space velocity varied between 294 L·Kg-1·h-1 and 1655 L·Kg-1·h-1. The effects of temperature and space velocity on CO conversion and methanol productivity were studied. Methanol synthesis processes in trickle bed with the TEGDME and paraffin oil as liquid phase were compared with the fixed bed process. The results indicated that the optimal temperature was approximately 240℃. When the space velocity was increased, the CO conversion decreased while the methanol productivity increased. The liquid introduced can help to keep the reactor nearly isothermal. For methanol synthesis in trickle-bed reactor, TEGDME was better than paraffin oil. Effect of TEGDME on the reaction was twofold. On one hand, it absorbs the methanol and speeds up the reaction. On the other hand, it also increases the mass transfer resistance and hinders the reaction.

HYSTERESIS OF GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN A TRICKLE BED REACTOR

1 INTRODUCTIONTrickle bed reactors are widely used in the process industry,particularly in petroleumhydroprocessing operations,and have been extensively studied by chemical engineers.In atrickle bed reactor,the gas and liquid flow cocurrently down through the packed bedand undergo chemical reactions.However,there exist multiple hydrodynamic stateswhich correspond to either uniform or,in most cases,nonuniform radial distributionof the gas and liquid flows in the packed section.Moreover,the hydrodynamic state

涓流算法的原理及应用方法

涓流算法是一种适用于低能耗、拓扑经常变化的无线网络(或其它共享介质网络)的路由算法。涓流算法通过对于信息发送的速率控制,在降低路由维护成本的同时,保证了对于网络变化的敏感度,比较适用于物联网领域。