... Biofilters are often used to control the emissions of water-soluble or condens-able hydrocarbons (such as alcohols), phenols, aldehydes such as formalde-hyde, odorous mercaptans, organic ... packed towers. The bio-mass support media is the packing and the biofilm is the absorbing liquid. In Figure 3.3 CAP™ “Clean Air Plant” compact biofilter (SRE, Inc.). © 200 2 by CRC Press LLC ... the biofilter adhere to iscalled biomass . This biomass may be cellulose or similar wood-based mate-rial, peat, carbon (or charcoal), straw, waste organic material, or plasticmaterial (like...