The problem of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions due to
coating processes in manufacturing afflicts enterprises because of strict
regulations. A few companies of the wood district in Northern Italy financed
a project aiming at the investigation on the use of biofiltration to reduce the
emission of VOCs. Three prototypes at increasing scale have been built and
tested, with promising outcomes. The project is now ready for scaling-up at
industrial level.
