Effect of bed material on bed agglomeration for palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) gasification in a bubbling fluidised bed system
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Author list: Kittivech T., Fukuda S.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Chemosphere (0045-6535)
Volume number: 12
Issue number: 22
ISSN: 0045-6535
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Combination of sulfuric acid modified bagasse activated carbon-bone biochar beads and Acinetobacter indicus screened from petroleum contaminated soil was the best condition for gaseous methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) removal. It was found that H2SO4 modified bagasse AC in powder form had higher adsorption capacity (989.33 mg g−1) than that in bead form (1.94 mg g−1). In addition, bone biochar in powder form (3.51 mg g−1) also had higher adsorption capacity than that in bead form (1.63 mg g−1). This was the fact that material beads contained high moisture content that inhibited the penetration of gaseous MTBE into the material. And a mixed material of H2SO4 modified bagasse AC-bone biochar beads had the highest adsorption capacity (2.22 mg g−1) compared to individual H2SO4 modified bagasse AC beads (1.94 mg g−1) and bone biochar beads (1.63 mg g−1) due to a mixed material had more rough surface and high surface area on its material. So, gaseous MTBE can penetrate through this material more easily. Although the maximum adsorption capacity of H2SO4 modified bagasse AC in powder form was the highest but microorganism cannot sustain and survive in this form for a long time. Therefore, the material beads were more suitable for microorganism to grow and degrade gaseous MTBE. Microorganism can degrade MTBE and caused no secondary wastes. Moreover, A. indicus was a novel strain for MTBE removal that has not been previously reported. Therefore, a combination of A. indicus-mixed material beads was a good choice for MTBE removal in a biofilter system. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
Combination technology, Material beads, MTBE
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