Odor Emission Abatement in Environmental Treatment and Valorisation Infrastructures Located in Highly Vulnerable Areas Trough Deodorization Advanced Systems

 Many Environmental Treatment and Valorisation Plants (ITVAs), as wastewater treatment plants, composting plants, biomethanisation plants,... and other often generate odoriferous emissions which if not treated

S. Nadal^1, *, M. Latorre¹ y A. Bomboí¹

¹ Sistemas y Tecnologías Ambientales S.A. * Silvia Nadal: snadal@sta-at.com

Keywords: Advanced Biological Filters, Biofiltration, Thermal Oxidation, Non Thermal Plasma, Supplementary Pneumatical Propulsion

 Abstract

   Many Environmental Treatment and Valorisation Plants (ITVAs), as wastewater treatment plants, composting plants, biomethanisation plants,... and other often generate odoriferous emissions which if not treated properly can actually cause serious nuisance to neighbors.

Alternative selection in odour treatment technologies: sustainability and economical sensitivity

Selection criteria for odour abatement technologies have been traditionally economic and based on the flow rate to be treated, odour concentration (or of a certain surrogate such as H₂S) and removal efficiency. However, nowadays social and environmental aspects are starting to gain importance

J. M. Estrada¹, B. Kraakman^2,3, G. Quijano¹, R. Lebrero¹, R. Muñoz¹

¹ Valladolid University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Environment Technology

² CH2M HILL Australia

³ Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology

Keywords: adsorption, biofiltration, chemical scrubber, environmental impact, odour abatement, operating costs.

Abstract

Selection criteria for odour abatement technologies have been traditionally economic and based on the flow rate to be treated, odour concentration (or of a certain surrogate such as H₂S) and removal efficiency. However, nowadays social and environmental aspects are starting to gain importance.

Odour abatement systems are designed to operate over long periods of time (20-30 years) and under dynamic scenarios and conditions. Therefore, an economic analysis of sensitivity of the operating costs towards different design and operational parameters is crucial.

Odour Impact and Odour emission characterization by means of olfactometry and physicochemical analysis techniques

When addressing the resolution of odour problems it is important to characterize as detailed as possible the involved emissions or affected ambient air, not just from the sometimes limited point of view of olfactometric techniques

D. Almarcha¹ y M. Almarcha¹ *

¹ Ambiente y Tecnología Consultores, C/Còrsega 112, local 1, 08029-Barcelona

* Corresponding author: malmarcha_arroba_sta-at.com

Keywords: odour, volatile organic compounds (VOC), HRGC-MS, composting plants, advanced biofiltration, quantitative field olfactometry, Nasal Ranger^®

Abstract

   When addressing the resolution of odour problems it is important to characterize as detailed as possible the involved emissions or affected ambient air, not just from the sometimes limited point of view of olfactometric techniques, but also using physico-chemical analysis techniques, in order to identify the candidate sources of certain odoriferous episodes and/or to select the most appropriate treatment systems in each case or optimize their functioning and performance (note, in this regard, that such systems do not interact with a sensation such as odour but rather on specific odoriferous compounds)

   In this paper we present results from the application of a combination of olfactometric techniques (both in emission and immission) and chemical analysis covering a wide spectrum of odoriferous compounds in order to obtain a complete characterization of the odorous emissions from various environmental treatment facilities (Industrial Waste Treatment Plants, Ecoparks, ...) and their projection and impact on the ambient air surrounding the plants. The strategies to be applied include active or passive sampling grids, as well as advanced statistical treatment of data, the application of emissor-receptor models, ... The study techniques used in this work were both sensory (dynamic olfactometry and field olfactometry) and chemical speciation, including captation of odoriferous compounds (by means of different techniques) and the speciated analysis of both VOC and other compounds of odoriferous significance (H₂S, NH₃, ...) by HRGC-MS, UV-Vis spectrophotometry, potentiometry, etc.

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