Operational parameters in H2S biofiltration under extreme acid conditions: performance, biomass control, and CO2 consumption
2020
García-Pérez, Teresa | Hernández-Jiménez, Sergio | Revah, Sergio
This paper reports the treatment of gaseous hydrogen sulfide, H₂S, in a biotrickling filter (BTF) under extreme acidic pH conditions (≈ 1.2). The effect of adding thiosulfate (Na₂S₂O₃.5H₂O) to promote biomass growth, feeding low concentrations of ozone to control excess biomass, and the carbon dioxide, CO₂, consumption by the chemolithoautotrophic consortium were evaluated. The results showed a global removal efficiency over 98.0% with loads of H₂S > 50 g m⁻³ h⁻¹ (at 639 ppmv) and a linear relation between H₂S elimination capacity with the CO₂ consumption rate of around 0.1 gCO₂/gH₂S. Supplementing sulfur in the medium with 2 g L⁻¹ thiosulfate resulted in negative effect performance. Respirometry tests proved that the consortium could not utilize this sulfur form at this pH. Additionally, continuous and intermittent O₃ feeding to the BTF in gaseous concentrations of 98 ± 5.4 mg m⁻³ caused a slight decreased in the performance but the biomass activity in the BTF was only slightly affected allowing a quick performance recovery once O₃ addition was suspended.
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