شماره ركورد كنفرانس :
4518
عنوان مقاله :
Mathematical Model Development for Biofiltration of Hexane at Different Working Temperatures
Author/Authors :
Reza Salehahmadi Chemical Engineering Department - Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran , Rouein Halladj Chemical Engineering Department - Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran , Morteza Zamir Chemical Engineering Department - Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran
كليدواژه :
Modeling , Biofiltration , Temperature , Hexane
عنوان كنفرانس :
The 7th International Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition (IChEC 2011
چكيده لاتين :
Fungal biofiltration is an efficient way for treating hydrophobic compounds. Although temperature
is a key factor in this process, due to complexity, biofiltration modeling based on temperature
effect in biodegradation kinetics has been rarely considered. Therefore, in this contribution, a
mathematical model which takes into account dispersion in gas phase, diffusion in biofilm and
temperature effect in kinetic and other physical properties has been presented. Model was
calibrated and validated by using previous reported experimental research in which effects of
temperature, intermittent and continuous loading on biodegradation of hexane vapor were
investigated. Model prediction results revealed that zero order kinetic fitted intermittent loading
data in temperature range of 30-35 °C and continuous loading in temperature range of 35-45 °C.
