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T1 Biological elimination of dilute methane through multi-channel Taylor flow capillary bioreactors
A1 Kraakman, Norbertus Joannes Richardus
A1 Bordel Velasco, Sergio
A1 Lebrero Fernández, Raquel
A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl
K1 Methane abatement
K1 Gas treatment
K1 Mass transfer
K1 Surfactant
K1 Silicone oil
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
AB Elimination of dilute methane (<5 % v/v) was investigated in several multi-channel capillary bioreactor con-figurations and evaluated for operating conditions and parameters relevant to long-term reliable performance.Although all reactors showed a high methane removal capacity, the addition of only surfactant or only siliconeoil did not show enhancement in methane removal. The capillary bioreactor containing both silicone oil (up to20 % v/v, 20 cSt) and surfactant (BRIJ 58) treated methane with very high elimination capacities of >200 g perm3 internal capillary channel per hour at gas contact times around 30 s, which is one order of magnitude lowerthan gas contact times of conventional biological gas treatment methods. No accumulation of biomass on thewalls of capillary channels was observed during the 300 days of operation. Internal gas recirculation was appliedto decouple gas-liquid turbulence conditions from the actual gas retention time. This work revealed that acapillary bioreactor can be a useful platform for the abatement of dilute methane emissions.
PB Elsevier
SN 2214-7144
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80726
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80726
LA eng
NO Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025, vol. 72, p. 107531
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-ene-2026