Abstract
Four inorganic packing materials (zeocarbon, porous celite, porous glass, zeolite) and a earthworm cast were compared with regard to the removal of ammonia in a biofilter inoculated with earthworm cast. Physical adsorption of ammonia on packing materials were negligible except zeocarbon (23.5 g-NH3/kg), and cell immobilization capacity have similar values irrespective of packing materials. Pressure drops of the packed bed were in order of earthworm cast ≧ zeocarbon ≧ zeolite ≧ porous glass ≃ porous. The maximum elimination capacity (g-N·kg--1·d-1) of ammonia, which were based on a unit volume of packing material, were in order of carbon (526) earthworm cast (220) ≧ porous celite (93) > zeolite (68) > porous glass (53). By using kinetic analysis, the maximum removal rates (Vm) and the saturation constant (Ks) for ammonia were determined, and zeocarbon showed superior performance among the five materials.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-78 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Korean Journal of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Ammonia
- Biofilter
- Earthworm cast
- Inorganic packing materials