The SulfSCAN project presented in this article proposes a new approach to obtaining concentration maps by deploying a network of low cost olfactory sensors, and the development of atmospheric modeling tools to estimate the dispersion of odors in real time.

C. Palacios¹, J. G. Monroy², J. Gonzalez-Jimenez², J. Olalla³ and Antonio J. Moyano¹

1. Empresa Municipal de Aguas de Málaga S.A. (EMASA), Málaga. CPM@emasa.es
2. Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad de Málaga.
3. European Management Consulting, grupo Top-Digital, Málaga.

   Biofiltration is the most widely used technique for eliminating odours in waste treatment plants (WTP). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the odorous compounds emitted by WTP, and serve as variables to measure odour emissions depending on the type of aeration process used.

   In this work, the performance and efficiency of an industrial-scale biofilter was assessed where composting was the main source of VOCs and odour emissions.

M.C. Gutiérrez^a, M.A. Martín^a, E. Pagans^b, L. Vera^b, J. García-Olmo^c and A.F. Chica^a

a. Universidad de Córdoba (España), Departamento de Química Inorgánica e Ingeniería Química, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Carretera N-IV, km 396, Edificio Marie Curie, 14071 Córdoba, Spain

b. Odournet SL, Parc de Recerca (UAB), Edificio Eureka, Espacio P2M2, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain