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Investigating the capacity of an activated sludge process to reduce volatile organic compounds and odors emissions
Investigating the capacity of an activated sludge process to reduce volatile organic compounds and odors emissions
dc.contributor.author | Burgess, J | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Callan, J | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Stuetz, Richard | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Barbosa, V | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hobbs, P | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sneath, R | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T13:49:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T13:49:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) diffusion into activated sludge (AS) on odor and volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations in offgas were studied over an 8-week period. Most VOCs detected in the offgas of both aeration tanks were aromatic hydrocarbons. The VOC concentrations generally decreased when H2S was introduced to the AS compared with the control, indicating a negative effect of H2S on VOC removal. Two volatile organic sulfur compounds present in the test AS offgas showed an increase followed by a decrease during H2S peak loads. Six VOCs and odor concentration increased during the introduction of an H2S peak; however no correlation was observed between H2S and odor concentration. The increase in odor concentration resulted from the increase in the concentration of six aromatic VOCs, which had their removal slowed down during a 100-ppmv H2S peak. Activated sludge diffusion provides effective H2S removal with minimal affect on odor emissions. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1061-4303 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/41194 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.title | Investigating the capacity of an activated sludge process to reduce volatile organic compounds and odors emissions | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb | |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/10.2175/106143005X72876 | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Engineering | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 8 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | Water Environment Research | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto | 842-851 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 78 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Burgess, J | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Callan, J | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Stuetz, Richard, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Barbosa, V | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Hobbs, P | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Sneath, R | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | * |