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Function and limits of biofilters for the removal of methane in exhaust gases from the pig industry.
- Source :
- Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology; May2012, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p601-611, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The agricultural sector is responsible for an important part of Canadian greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, 8 % of the 747 Mt eq. CO emitted each year. The pork industry, a key sector of the agrifood industry, has had a rapid growth in Canada since the middle 1980s. For this industry, slurry storage accounts for the major part of methane (CH) emissions, a GHG 25 times higher than carbon dioxide (CO) on a 100-year time horizon. Intending to reduce these emissions, biofiltration, a process effective to treat CH from landfills and coal mines, could be effective to treat CH from the pig industry. Biofiltration is a complex process that requires the understanding of the biological process of CH oxidation and a control of the engineering parameters (filter bed, temperature, etc.). Some biofiltration studies show that this technology could be used to treat CH at a relatively low cost and with a relatively high purification performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WASTE gases
GREENHOUSE gases
PORK industry
BIOFILTERS
BIOFILTRATION
CARBON dioxide
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01757598
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Microbiology & Biotechnology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73929198
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-012-3998-z