Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Diehl, Susan V.
Committee Member
Jones, Paul David
Committee Member
Seale, R. Dan
Date of Degree
5-11-2013
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Forest Products
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Forest Resources
Department
Department of Sustainable Bioproducts
Abstract
This study evaluated physical and biological treatments of bio-oil process water to decrease organic contaminants. A three-sequential-column filtration system compared four treatments: three columns filled with kenaf only; three columns filled with wood shavings only; first column filled with wood shavings and two with kenaf; and first column filled with kenaf and two with wood shavings. The kenaf and wood shavings were composted after filtration. The filtrate water underwent further bio-treatment by adding aeration and selected bacteria. After filtration and bio-treatment, oil and grease concentrations were reduced over 80 percent and toxicity reduced over 90 percent. There were no significant differences among filtration treatments. Most of the oil and grease was removed by the first column. Aeration significantly decreased the concentration of oil and grease and toxicity in the filtrate water. Composting of the bioiltration matrices significantly reduced the oil and grease concentrations at day 45 by 80 percent.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20602
Recommended Citation
Moghbeli, Toktam, "Effect of Plant-Based Filtration and Bio-Treatment on Toxicity of Bio-Oil Process Water" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 1678.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/1678