Development of Alternative Medium to Sustain Methanotrophs in Methane Biofilters

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dc.contributor.advisorHettiaratchi, Joseph Patrick A.
dc.contributor.authorGoya Sanchez, Jesica
dc.contributor.committeememberChu, Angus
dc.contributor.committeememberHe, Jianxun (Jennifer)
dc.contributor.committeememberNowicki, Edwin Peter
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-03T20:43:03Z
dc.date.available2016-02-03T20:43:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-03
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractMethane biofiltration is a cost-effective technology that reduces the effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through bacterial conversion of methane into carbon dioxide without producing harmful by-products. It is very important that media in which the bacteria live possesses certain characteristics that allows them to grow properly. Compost has been widely used, but it has disadvantages such as instability and compaction issues. The aim of this work was to investigate the performance of flax straw, wood shavings, and lava rock (with and without nutrient addition) used in a mixture along with compost looking to provide better conditions for methanotrophs to thrive and achieve high methane oxidation rates with little degradation from the media. Through laboratory column experiments we found the best material to be the compost:wood shavings mixture in a 30:70 ratio at 70% of FC, with 89% removal efficiency.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGoya Sanchez, J. (2016). Development of Alternative Medium to Sustain Methanotrophs in Methane Biofilters (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25659en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25659
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2832
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationMethane Biofiltersen_US
dc.subject.classificationMethanotrophsen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of Alternative Medium to Sustain Methanotrophs in Methane Biofilters
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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