Influence of Ammonium Concentration on the Performance of an Inorganic Biofilter Treating Methane
Among the technologies available to reduce methane
emitted from the pig industry, biofiltration seems to be an effective
and inexpensive solution. In methane (CH4) biofiltration, nitrogen is
an important macronutrient for the microorganisms growth. The
objective of this research project was to study the effect of
ammonium (NH4
+) on the performance, the biomass production and
the nitrogen conversion of a biofilter treating methane. For NH4
+
concentrations ranging from 0.05 to 0.5 gN-NH4
+/L, the CH4 removal
efficiency and the dioxide carbon production rate decreased linearly
from 68 to 11.8 % and from 7.1 to 0.5 g/(m3-h), respectively. The dry
biomass content varied from 4.1 to 5.8 kg/(m3 filter bed). For the
same range of concentrations, the ammonium conversion decreased
while the specific nitrate production rate increased. The specific
nitrate production rate presented negative values indicating
denitrification in the biofilter.
[1] FAO, "FAOSTAT: Food Balance Sheets," 2010, http://faostat.fao.org
[2] M. Girard, J. Nikiema, R. Brzezinski, G. Buelna and M. Heitz, "A
review of the environmental pollution originating from the piggery
industry and of the available mitigation technologies: towards the
simultaneous biofiltration of swine slurry and methane," Can. J. Civ.
Eng., vol. 36, pp. 1946-1957, 2009.
[3] M. Veillette, M. Girard, P. Viens, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz, "Function
and limits of biofilters for the removal of methane in exhaust gases from
the pig industry," Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. vol. 94, pp. 601-611,
2012.
[4] Environment Canada, "National Inventory Report 1990-2010:
Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada-Part 1," 2012,
http://unfccc.int.
[5] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, "Climate change 2007:
synthesis report," IPCC, 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/
ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf.
[6] Felder, R.M.; Rousseau, R.W. (2000). Elementary principles of chemical
processes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA
[7] P. Forster, V. Ramaswamy, P. Artaxo, T. Berntsen, R. Betts, D. W.
Fahey, J. Haywood, J. Lean, D. C. Lowe, G. Myhre, J. Nganga, R. Prinn,
G. Raga, M. Schulz and R. Van Dorland, "Changes in Atmospheric
Constituents and in Radiative Forcing. In: Climate Change 2007:The
Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth
Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,"
Cambridge University Press, 2007,
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/contents.html.
[8] Perry, R.H. ; Green, D.W. & Maloney, J.O. (1997). Perry-s chemical
engineers' handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York
[9] R. W. Melse and A. W. Van Der Werf, "Biofiltration for mitigation of
methane emission from animal husbandry," Environ. Sci. Technol., vol.
39, pp. 5460-5468, 2005.
[10] J. Nikiema, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz, "Elimination of methane
generated from landfills by biofiltration: a review," Rev. Environ. Sci.
Biotechnol., vol. 6, pp. 261-284, 2007.
[11] Shuler, M.L.; Kargi, F. (2002). Bioprocess engineering: Basic concept,
Prentice Hall International series in the physical and chemical
Engineering sciences, Upper Saddle river, NJ
[12] J. Nikiema, L. Bibeau, J. Lavoie, R. Brzezinski, J. Vigneux and M.
Heitz, "Biofiltration of methane: An experimental study," Chem. Eng. J.,
vol. 113, pp. 111-117, 2005.
[13] P. L. E. Bodelier and H. J. Laanbroek, "Nitrogen as a regulatory factor
of methane oxidation in soils and sediments," FEMS Microbiol. Ecol.,
vol. 47, pp. 265-277, 2004.
[14] P. F. Dunfield and R. Knowles, "Kinetics of inhibition of methane
oxidation by nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium in a humisol," Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. vol. 61, pp. 3129, 1995.
[15] P. L. E. Bodelier, P. Roslev, T. Henckel and P. Frenzel, "Stimulation by
ammonium-based fertilisers of methane oxidation in soil around rice
roots," Nat, vol. 403, pp. 421-425, 2000.
[16] Metcalf and Eddy Inc. ; Tchobanoglous, G. ; Burton, F.L. & Stensel,
H.D. (2003). Wastewater engineering: Treatment, disposal, and reuse,
McGraw-Hill, New York
[17] A. Cornish, K. M. Nicholls, D. Scott, B. K. Hunter, W. J. Aston, I. J.
Higgins and J. K. M. Sanders, "In vivo13C NMR investigations of
methanol oxidation by the obligatemethanotroph Methylosinus
trichosporium OB3b," J. Gen. Microbiol., vol. 130, pp. 2565-2575,
1984.
[18] M. Veillette, A. Avalos Ramirez and M. Heitz, "Biofitration of air
polluted with methane at concentration levels similar to swine slurry
smissions: Influence of ammonium increments," J. Env. Sci. Health A,
vol. Article in press, Ms.# 2011-11SE,2011.
[19] M. Veillette, P. Viens, A. Avalos Ramirez, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz,
"Effect of ammonium concentration on microbial population and
performance of a biofilter treating air polluted with methane," Chem.
Eng. J., vol. 171, pp. 1114-1123, 2011.
[20] Z. C. Cai and A. R. Mosier, "E ffect of NH4Cl addition on methane
oxidation by paddy soils," Soil Biol. Biochem., vol. 32, pp. 1537-1545,
2000.
[21] G. King and S. Schnell, "Effect of increasing atmospheric methane
concentration on ammonium inhibition of soil methane consumption,"
Nat., vol. 370, pp. 282, 1994.
[22] S. Schnell and G. M. King, "Mechanistic analysis of ammonium
inhibition of atmospheric methane consumption in forest soils," Appl.
Env. Microbiol., vol. 60, pp. 3514-3521, 1994.
[23] P. Boeckx, O. Van Cleemput and I. Villaralvo, "Merthane emission from
a landfill and the methane oxidising capacity of its covering soil," Soil
Biol. Biochem., vol. 28, pp. 1397-1404, 1996.
[24] J. H. Wilshusen, J. P. A. Hettiaratchi, A. De Visscher and R. Saint-Fort,
"Methane oxidation and formation of EPS in compost: effect of oxygen
concentration," Environ. Pollut., vol. 129, pp. 305-314, 2004.
[25] M. Veillette, A. A. Ramirez and M. Heitz, "Biofiltration of air polluted
with methane at concentration levels similar to swine slurry emissions:
Influence of ammonium concentration," vol. 47, pp. 1053-1064, 2012.
[26] S. Park, K. W. Brown and J. C. Thomas, "The effect of various
environmental and design parmeters on methane oxidation in a model
biofilter," Waste Manag. Res., vol. 20, pp. 434-444, 2002.
[27] W. K. Keener and D. J. Arp, "Kinetic studies of ammonia
monooxygenase inhibition in nitrosomonas europaea by hydrocarbons
and halogenated hydrocarbons in an optimized whole-Cell Assay," Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. vol. 59, pp. 2501-2510, 1993.
[1] FAO, "FAOSTAT: Food Balance Sheets," 2010, http://faostat.fao.org
[2] M. Girard, J. Nikiema, R. Brzezinski, G. Buelna and M. Heitz, "A
review of the environmental pollution originating from the piggery
industry and of the available mitigation technologies: towards the
simultaneous biofiltration of swine slurry and methane," Can. J. Civ.
Eng., vol. 36, pp. 1946-1957, 2009.
[3] M. Veillette, M. Girard, P. Viens, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz, "Function
and limits of biofilters for the removal of methane in exhaust gases from
the pig industry," Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. vol. 94, pp. 601-611,
2012.
[4] Environment Canada, "National Inventory Report 1990-2010:
Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada-Part 1," 2012,
http://unfccc.int.
[5] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, "Climate change 2007:
synthesis report," IPCC, 2007, http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessmentreport/
ar4/syr/ar4_syr.pdf.
[6] Felder, R.M.; Rousseau, R.W. (2000). Elementary principles of chemical
processes, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA
[7] P. Forster, V. Ramaswamy, P. Artaxo, T. Berntsen, R. Betts, D. W.
Fahey, J. Haywood, J. Lean, D. C. Lowe, G. Myhre, J. Nganga, R. Prinn,
G. Raga, M. Schulz and R. Van Dorland, "Changes in Atmospheric
Constituents and in Radiative Forcing. In: Climate Change 2007:The
Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth
Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,"
Cambridge University Press, 2007,
http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/wg1/en/contents.html.
[8] Perry, R.H. ; Green, D.W. & Maloney, J.O. (1997). Perry-s chemical
engineers' handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York
[9] R. W. Melse and A. W. Van Der Werf, "Biofiltration for mitigation of
methane emission from animal husbandry," Environ. Sci. Technol., vol.
39, pp. 5460-5468, 2005.
[10] J. Nikiema, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz, "Elimination of methane
generated from landfills by biofiltration: a review," Rev. Environ. Sci.
Biotechnol., vol. 6, pp. 261-284, 2007.
[11] Shuler, M.L.; Kargi, F. (2002). Bioprocess engineering: Basic concept,
Prentice Hall International series in the physical and chemical
Engineering sciences, Upper Saddle river, NJ
[12] J. Nikiema, L. Bibeau, J. Lavoie, R. Brzezinski, J. Vigneux and M.
Heitz, "Biofiltration of methane: An experimental study," Chem. Eng. J.,
vol. 113, pp. 111-117, 2005.
[13] P. L. E. Bodelier and H. J. Laanbroek, "Nitrogen as a regulatory factor
of methane oxidation in soils and sediments," FEMS Microbiol. Ecol.,
vol. 47, pp. 265-277, 2004.
[14] P. F. Dunfield and R. Knowles, "Kinetics of inhibition of methane
oxidation by nitrate, nitrite, and ammonium in a humisol," Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. vol. 61, pp. 3129, 1995.
[15] P. L. E. Bodelier, P. Roslev, T. Henckel and P. Frenzel, "Stimulation by
ammonium-based fertilisers of methane oxidation in soil around rice
roots," Nat, vol. 403, pp. 421-425, 2000.
[16] Metcalf and Eddy Inc. ; Tchobanoglous, G. ; Burton, F.L. & Stensel,
H.D. (2003). Wastewater engineering: Treatment, disposal, and reuse,
McGraw-Hill, New York
[17] A. Cornish, K. M. Nicholls, D. Scott, B. K. Hunter, W. J. Aston, I. J.
Higgins and J. K. M. Sanders, "In vivo13C NMR investigations of
methanol oxidation by the obligatemethanotroph Methylosinus
trichosporium OB3b," J. Gen. Microbiol., vol. 130, pp. 2565-2575,
1984.
[18] M. Veillette, A. Avalos Ramirez and M. Heitz, "Biofitration of air
polluted with methane at concentration levels similar to swine slurry
smissions: Influence of ammonium increments," J. Env. Sci. Health A,
vol. Article in press, Ms.# 2011-11SE,2011.
[19] M. Veillette, P. Viens, A. Avalos Ramirez, R. Brzezinski and M. Heitz,
"Effect of ammonium concentration on microbial population and
performance of a biofilter treating air polluted with methane," Chem.
Eng. J., vol. 171, pp. 1114-1123, 2011.
[20] Z. C. Cai and A. R. Mosier, "E ffect of NH4Cl addition on methane
oxidation by paddy soils," Soil Biol. Biochem., vol. 32, pp. 1537-1545,
2000.
[21] G. King and S. Schnell, "Effect of increasing atmospheric methane
concentration on ammonium inhibition of soil methane consumption,"
Nat., vol. 370, pp. 282, 1994.
[22] S. Schnell and G. M. King, "Mechanistic analysis of ammonium
inhibition of atmospheric methane consumption in forest soils," Appl.
Env. Microbiol., vol. 60, pp. 3514-3521, 1994.
[23] P. Boeckx, O. Van Cleemput and I. Villaralvo, "Merthane emission from
a landfill and the methane oxidising capacity of its covering soil," Soil
Biol. Biochem., vol. 28, pp. 1397-1404, 1996.
[24] J. H. Wilshusen, J. P. A. Hettiaratchi, A. De Visscher and R. Saint-Fort,
"Methane oxidation and formation of EPS in compost: effect of oxygen
concentration," Environ. Pollut., vol. 129, pp. 305-314, 2004.
[25] M. Veillette, A. A. Ramirez and M. Heitz, "Biofiltration of air polluted
with methane at concentration levels similar to swine slurry emissions:
Influence of ammonium concentration," vol. 47, pp. 1053-1064, 2012.
[26] S. Park, K. W. Brown and J. C. Thomas, "The effect of various
environmental and design parmeters on methane oxidation in a model
biofilter," Waste Manag. Res., vol. 20, pp. 434-444, 2002.
[27] W. K. Keener and D. J. Arp, "Kinetic studies of ammonia
monooxygenase inhibition in nitrosomonas europaea by hydrocarbons
and halogenated hydrocarbons in an optimized whole-Cell Assay," Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. vol. 59, pp. 2501-2510, 1993.
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emitted from the pig industry, biofiltration seems to be an effective
and inexpensive solution. In methane (CH4) biofiltration, nitrogen is
an important macronutrient for the microorganisms growth. The
objective of this research project was to study the effect of
ammonium (NH4
+) on the performance, the biomass production and
the nitrogen conversion of a biofilter treating methane. For NH4
+
concentrations ranging from 0.05 to 0.5 gN-NH4
+/L, the CH4 removal
efficiency and the dioxide carbon production rate decreased linearly
from 68 to 11.8 % and from 7.1 to 0.5 g/(m3-h), respectively. The dry
biomass content varied from 4.1 to 5.8 kg/(m3 filter bed). For the
same range of concentrations, the ammonium conversion decreased
while the specific nitrate production rate increased. The specific
nitrate production rate presented negative values indicating
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