Challenges and solutions for biofiltration of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds

Y Cheng, H He, C Yang, G Zeng, X Li, H Chen… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted to the environment highly probably result in
ecological and health risks. Many biotechnologies for waste gases containing hydrophobic …

A review on biofiltration techniques: recent advancements in the removal of volatile organic compounds and heavy metals in the treatment of polluted water

R Pachaiappan, L Cornejo-Ponce, R Rajendran… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Good quality of water determines the healthy life of living beings on this earth. The
cleanliness of water was interrupted by the pollutants emerging out of several human …

Comparative study of biofiltration process for treatment of VOCs emission from petroleum refinery wastewater—A review

S Malakar, PD Saha, D Baskaran… - … technology & innovation, 2017 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and many in-organic hazardous air pollutants are
generated from wastewater of petroleum refinery. Due to the regulatory norms and urgency …

Biofiltration of volatile organic compounds using fungi and its conceptual and mathematical modeling

A Vergara-Fernández, S Revah, P Moreno-Casas… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are ubiquitous contaminants that can be found both in
outdoor and indoor air, posing risks to human health and the ecosystems. The treatment of …

Modelling the removal of volatile pollutants under transient conditions in a two-stage bioreactor using artificial neural networks

ME López, ER Rene, Z Boger, MC Veiga… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
A two-stage biological waste gas treatment system consisting of a first stage biotrickling filter
(BTF) and second stage biofilter (BF) was tested for the removal of a gas-phase methanol …

Biofiltration of benzo [α] pyrene, toluene and formaldehyde in air by a consortium of Rhodococcus erythropolis and Fusarium solani: effect of inlet loads, gas flow and …

A Vergara-Fernández, D Yánez, P Morales… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are air
contaminants with serious effects on human health. They include compounds with very …

Performance and macrokinetic analysis of biofiltration of toluene and p-xylene mixtures in a conventional biofilter packed with inert material

G Gallastegui, AA Ramirez, A Elías, JP Jones… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
Interactions of toluene and p-xylene in air treatment biofilters packed with an inert filter
media were studied. The effect of the inlet load of toluene, p-xylene and mixtures of both …

Waste gas biofiltration: advances and limitations of current approaches in microbiology

TK Ralebitso-Senior, E Senior… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
As confidence in gas biofiltration efficacy grows, ever more complex malodorant and toxic
molecules are ameliorated. In parallel, for many countries, emission control legislation …

Performance and microbial community evolution of toluene degradation using a fungi-based bio-trickling filter

Y Zhang, J Liu, Y Qin, Z Yang, J Cao, Y Xing… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fungi have their unique advantages in capturing and degrading hydrophobic VOCs. To
study the performance of fungi-based bio-trickling filters (BTFs) with respect to the …

Effect of rhamnolipids on the fungal elimination of toluene vapor in a biotrickling filter under stressed operational conditions

AA Dewidar, GA Sorial - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The application of rhamnolipids in a fungal-cultured biotrickling filter (BTF) has a significant
impact on toluene removal. Two BTFs were used; BTF-A, a control bed, and BTF-B fed with …