Removal of Particle-bound Water-soluble Ions from Cooking Fume Using Bio-solution Wet Scrubber

Wet scrubbers are one of the most important air-pollution control devices (APCDs) for the simultaneous removal of various acidic gases and particulates. This study was conducted on a lab-scale self-designed wet scrubber (WSB) system for the treatment of particle-bound water-soluble ions emitted from cooking fumes with/without adding bio-solution (namely, NOE-7F). The concentration and composition of eight particle-bound water-soluble ions in the three situations were determined. Three situations include (i) particle-bound water soluble ions in the cooking fume exhaust without applying WSB or NOE-7F treatment; (ii) treating particle-bound water soluble ions in the cooking fume exhaust with applying WSB without adding NOE-7F; and (iii) treating particle-bound water soluble ions in the cooking fume exhaust with applying WSB and adding NOE-7F_50X/100X/200X. The particle-bound water-soluble ions samples were collected and then chemical analysis of the eight water soluble ionic species (Na, K, NO2, Mg, Ca, Cl, NO3, and SO4) was conducted by ion chromatography. The result indicated that adding NOE-7F bio-solution by diluted 200 folds into wet scrubber water and forming blended circulation water has the good removal efficiencies and reaches removal efficiencies higher than 80% for both Na (86.6%) and Cl (85.9%). The addition of NOE-7F in the influent water had the enhanced effect on the particle-bound water-soluble ions removal and mainly promoted highly the hydrophilicity of particle-bound water-soluble ions in the water scrubber. The combination of both water scrubber and NOE-7F addition has a high potential for practical application.