In this study, the application of the technique Gas Chromatography coupled to Ion Mobility Spectrometry (GC-IMS), for the detection of odorous volatile compounds in the indoor air of an urban waste treatment facilities, was evaluated.
For the identification of the detected compounds, data obtained from GC-IMS and Gas Chromatography - Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (GC-ToFMS) were used. Results obtained demonstrated that the technique GC-IMS allows the detection of different types or odorous compounds such as: alcohols, ketones, terpenes and esters, arising from treatment processes of urban waste.
Eloy Y. Companioni Damas*, Estel·la Pagans Miró, Carmen Villatoro González, Luciano Vera Carrasco.
*Odournet. SL. Parque Empresarial Trade Center. Avenida de las Cortes Catalanas, 5-6, 08173 Sant Cugat del Vallès · Spain
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.
The relative statistical influence of control parameters, used in industrial composting of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), such as aeration and moisture content on the amount and composition of the gases and odorous volatile organic compounds (COVs) generated in this process have been studied.