Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a toxic and corrosive component that commonly occurs in biogas. In this study, H2S removal from swine-waste biogas using sulfur-oxidizing Paracoccus versutus CM1 immobilized in porous glass (PG) and polyurethane foam (PUF) biofilters was investigated. Bacterial compositions in the biofilters were also determined using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). The biofilters were first tested on a laboratory scale under three space velocities (SV): 20, 30, and 40 h−1. Within 24 h, at an SV of 20 h−1, PG and PUF biofilters immobilized with P. versutus CM1 removed 99.5% and 99.7% of H2S, respectively, corresponding to the elimination capacities (EC) of 83.5 and 86.2 gm−3 h−1. On a pilot scale, with the horizontal PG-P. versutus CM1 biofilter operated at an SV of 30 h−1, a removal efficiency of 99.7% and a maximum EC of 113.7 gm−3 h−1 were achieved. No reduction in methane content in the outlet biogas was observed under these conditions. The PCR-DGGE analysis revealed that Paracoccus, Acidithiobacillus, and Thiomonas were the predominant bacterial genera in the biofilters, which might play important roles in H2S removal. This PG–P. versutus CM1 biofiltration system is highly efficient for H2S removal from swine-waste biogas.
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