Biofiltration of soil Vapor Extraction Off-gas from Gasoline Contaminated Soil Using a Compost

퇴비를 이용한 가솔린 오염토양증기추출 배가스의 바이오필터 처리

The recent emergence of biofiltration as a cost effective waste-gas control technology has stimulated in European countries and the USA. Biofiltration of soil vapor extraction off-gas from gasoline contaminated site was simulated in lab-scale in this study. A filling material used was a compost. This study was conducted to evaluate biofiltration characteristics of the compost material for gasoline off-gas. TPH elimination capacity at the gas loading rate of about 50g/$\textrm{m}^3$((filling material)/hr was circa 40g/$\textrm{m}^3$((filling material)/hr. Removal rate of xylene was the highest among BTEX. while it was the lowest in case of bezene. The maximum elimination capacity of the compost was about 1.5g/$\textrm{m}^3$((filling material)/hr for benzene. More than 95% of trimethylbenzene and naphtalene were removed below the loading rate of 0.7g/㎥(filling material)/hr. About 80% of total TPH and BTEX were removed by biodegradation.

본 연구는 석유계탄화수소로 오염된 토양의 토양증기추출시 발생되는 가솔린 배가스의 바이오필터법 처리가능성을 검토하기 위하여 실시하였다. 바이오필터 충전물질로는 퇴비를 사용하였다. 약 50g/㎥(충전물질)/hr의 유입부하에서 TPH제거능력은 약 40g/$\textrm{m}^3$((충전물질)/hr를 나타내어 80%정도의 제거 효율을 나타내었다. 자일렌은 BTEX중에서 제거효율이 가장 우수하였으며, 벤젠은 제거효율이 가장 낮아 최대제거능력은 약 1.5g/$\textrm{m}^3$(충전물질)hr이었다. 0.79g/$\textrm{m}^3$((충전물질)/hr미만의 부하량에서의 TMB(trimethylbenzene)와 나프탈렌의 제거효율은 95%이상이었다. 바이오필터법의 처리시 생물학적 반응에 의한 TPH와 BTEX의 제거효율은 약 80%이었다.