In this study VOCs and odors in ambient air of the Wanju industrial site and a regional area were measured to build up a data base and predict the effect of them on the ambient air quality of the near regional area. Emission characteristics were examined by measuring odors and VOCs from the main emission sources sorted by the categories of industries. Three emission points were selected for odors and five points were for VOCs. VOCs in ambient airs of the industrial site and outside regional area toward the wind direction were also measured continuously during three days per a season for a year and the effect of the VOCs emitted from the industrial sites on the ambient air of the near regional area were evaluated. GC-PFPD, HPLC, and GC-FID were used for measuring sulfur compounds, aldehyde, and trimethylamine among odorous compounds and GC-MSD was used for VOCs. As the main results of this study, toluene, benzene, xylene, styrene, ethyl benzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene were detected as main volatile organic compounds in this area. Hydrogen sulfide, trimethylamine and acetaldehyde were main detected species the odorous compounds.
The purpose of this research was to study treatment characteristics of main odor substances, such as Trimethylamine and Acetaldehyde, by using 600 Wand 200 W microwave plasmas. Ar and air were used as plasma gases and a cylindrical SiC/Zeolite filter having several Ø 2~3 ㎜ size holes was used as a trigger to obtain a stable plasma even with a relatively low microwave power. The 600 W Ar plasma was used to destroy relatively high concentrated TMA and acetaldehyde from 500 ppm to 2200 ppm and their DREs (Destroy and Removal Ratios) were measured. The 200 W air plasma was also used to measure DREs for TMA and acetaldehyde Jowly concentrated in 4.5 odor strength. The results demonstrated that the Ar plasma produced 70% to 90% efficiency in removing odors substances. The 200 W Air plasma, which was operated at the relatively lower energy level, produced 90% or even above higher efficiency for the odorous materials. It was expected that the air plasma was effectively used to control odorous materials emitted from relatively a small size plant process.
Analytical methods for odorous butanol compound were developed using canister sampling method and solid adsorbent sampling method. Stability of butanol gas component was evaluated for enhancing accuracy of measurement and to avoid a problem of its poor stability due to its polar character. Quality control method of the analysis was also examined. Gaseous standard gas containing BuOHl and MEK was prepared using canister for evaluation of stability and analytical linearity. BuOH showed a poor stability and poor linearity compared to MEK. However, when the same VOC standard was prepared using adsorbent tube, the stability and linearity of BuOH were much better compared to canister method. Therefore, sampling for the measurement of BuOH in air using adsorbent tube can give better result compared to canister method.
Biofilters are a wide-spread technology over physical and chemical methods for the treatment of odor compounds because many lab and field-scale operations have demonstrated effective treatments for gas streams contaminated with a low concentration of various odor compounds. Therefore, biofilter processes are classified as one of the best available control technologies in Europe. However, biofilter performance can not be reliable when they are operated at dynamic loading conditions over an extended period. Several methods have been proposed and implemented to overcome some operational problems such as nutrient depletion and clogging. In spite of these efforts, conventional biofilters require improvement to effectively control high concentrations of odor compounds. As a results, additional attempts to resolve the problems and expand biofilter application range are being studied.
There are many odor complains in Ansan and Siheung industrial complexes. In order to solve the odor problem, it is necessary to identify the major odor emission sources and to understand odor dispersion mechanism in these areas by applying the real-time odor monitoring system. The proposed system mainly consists of the measuring network of odor causing materials and meteorological variables as well as the dispersion modeling system on real-time base. In this study, the effective ways is also proposed to apply the system to ameliorate the odor environments.