COSTELLO
ACTOPENTIN® biofiltration
Efficient cleaning of polluted air streams
Biofiltration is ideally suited for removal of organic solvents and unwanted odors from polluted air streams. Conventional biomasses are compositions of wooden chips, bark, compost and other fibrous, all natural components. These filter masses have significant disadvantages, compared to the newly developed ACTOPENTIN® biofilter mass, which is also composed from only natural ingredients.
Air cleaning with ACTOPENTIN® biofiltration means:
More than 5 times higher cleaning efficiency
Substantially lower space requirements
Cost savings in both investment and operation
No need for sophisticated system control and instrumentation
No expensive water processing and irrigation subsystems
Modular construction, integrated in standard containers
Low maintenance and high design life span of more than 5 years
Covered by patents worldwide
BIOFILTER COMPARISON
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Conventional biofilter |
ACTOPENTIN® biofilter |
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Composition |
heather, fibrous peat, compost, |
proprietary and patented mixture |
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Internal structure |
not homogenous, internal |
constant and stable, no changes during service life |
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Operational safety |
depending on many factors |
established and fully reproducible |
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Adaptation time |
8 - 25 weeks |
2 - 8 weeks |
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Temperature range |
20 - 40 deg C |
10 - 70 deg C |
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Filter resistance |
800 - 2,000 Pa |
100 - 600 Pa (0.4 - 2.5 in/H2O) |
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Moisture |
low moisture |
high moisture |
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pH value |
hyperacidity may occur due to internal generation of sulfuric |
acids and bases are buffered and balanced within the biomass |
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Dry out effects |
lasting severe damage to biomass |
no effects after re-moistening |
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Condition |
added water forms sludge |
no sludge formation even after extreme over-moistening |
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Maintenance |
dig up of biomass at least once |
structure maintained internally, no dig up or other rework required |
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Service life |
1 - 3 years |
5 years min. |
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Summary |
- biomass system with low stability |
- stable and reproducible system |
ACTOPENTIN® applications
Major applications for biofilters may be found in:
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Food processing: |
Coffee and cocoa roasting, meat and fish processing, breweries, slaughterhouses. |
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Agriculture: |
Livestock breeding, fodder production. |
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Manufacturing industry: |
Whenever heavy air pollution and/or odors are generated such as in pulp and paper industry, furniture manufacture, plastics production and processing, chemical, petrochemical processing, pharmaceutical, paint, lacquer and varnish industries. |
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Sewage treatment plants: |
Any size and application (industrial and municipal) |
Unwanted odor bearing VOC's are removed with the following efficiencies:
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Hydrogen sulfide (93 - 95%) |
Mercaptans (> 98%) |
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Ammonia (90 - 97%) |
Carboxylic acids (95 - 99%) |
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Ethers (> 95%) |
Amines (> 97%) |
Organic solvents within the following groups may be treated with similar high efficiencies:
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Alcohols |
Aldehydes |
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Ketones |
Carboxylic acids |
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Aromatic hydrocarbons |
Thioethers |
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Ethers |
Mercaptans |
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Esters |
Amines |
Above cleaning rates are typical for average concentrations of pollutants, derived from applications or lab tests within the system specifications. These values may vary from site to site and should give an estimate for the high efficiency of the ACTOPENTIN® Biofilters.
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Full Information on the Acetopentin Biofilter
Questionnaire for your application
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R.C. Costello & Assoc., Inc.
1611 S. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 210
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Tel: (310) 792-5870, Fax: (310) 792-5877
E-MAIL: rcc@rccostello.com
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