Development and application of control strategies in an aerobic biotrickling filter for H2S removal

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School of Engineering
Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental
Engineering

Development and application of control strategies
in an aerobic biotrickling filter for H S removal
2
from biogas streams: experimental and modelling
study

PhD Thesis

Supervised by:
Dr. David Gabriel Buguña

Luis Rafael López De León
April, 2016

Title: Development and application of control strategies in an aerobic
biotrickling filtre for H S removal from biogas streams:
2
experimental and modelling study

Presented by: Luis Rafael López De León

Supervisor: David Gabriel Buguña

Doctoral Programme in Environmental Science and Technology,
specialty in Environmental Technology.
ICTA – Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals.

Departament d’Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental
Escola d’Enginyeria.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra.

Part of this work has been done at Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium) under the
supervision of Prof dr. ir Eveline Volcke

The Spanish Government provided financial support through the Ministerio de Economia
project CTM2012-37927-C03-01. The Department of Chemical, Biology and
Environmental Engineering is a unit of Biochemical Engineering of the Xarxa de
Referència en Biotecnologia de Catalunya (XRB), Generalitat de Catalunya.

DAVID GABRIEL BUGUÑA, professor agregat del Departament d’Enginyeria
Química, Biològica i Ambiental de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

CERTIFICA:

Que l’enginyer químic LUIS RAFAEL LÓPEZ DE LEÓN ha realitzat
sota la nostra direcció el treball titulat: “Development and application of
control strategies in an aerobic biotrickling filter for H S removal from
2
biogas streams: experimental and modelling study” el qual es presenta en
aquesta memòria i que constitueix la seva tesi per a optar al Grau de Doctor
per la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

I perquè en prengueu coneixement i consti als efectes oportuns, presentem
a l’Escola d’Enginyeria de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
l’esmentada Tesi, signant el present certificat a

Bellaterra, 7 d’abril de 2016

David Gabriel Buguña

This work is dedicated to my mother Maria Clementina, joy and happiness of my life.
Also to my father Ricardo. My brothers José, Elba, Rodrigo and Manolo. To Mabel, my
all. Thanks for being unconditionally with me along this journey. And especially in
memoriam of my aunt, Yolanda “tia tutu” who supported me until her last breath.

Acknowledgements