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 …

Non-thermal plasma coupled with catalysis for VOCs abatement: A review

M Qu, Z Cheng, Z Sun, D Chen, J Yu, J Chen - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from various industrial processes are extremely
harmful pollutants. They are involved in the formation of ozone, photochemical smog, and …

Simultaneous removal of multicomponent VOCs in biofilters

C Yang, H Qian, X Li, Y Cheng, H He, G Zeng… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are significant atmospheric pollutants that cause
environmental and health risks. Waste gases polluted with multiple VOCs often need to be …

Ex-situ remediation technologies for environmental pollutants: a critical perspective

S Kuppusamy, T Palanisami, M Megharaj… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2016 - Springer
Pollution and the global health impacts from toxic environmental pollutants are presently of
great concern. At present, more than 100 million people are at risk from exposure to a …

Air pollutants removal using biofiltration technique: a challenge at the frontiers of sustainable environment

K Sheoran, SS Siwal, D Kapoor, N Singh… - ACS Engineering …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Air pollution is a central problem faced by industries during the production process. The
control of this pollution is essential for the environment and living organisms as it creates …

Succession of diversity, functions, and interactions of the fungal community in activated sludge under aromatic hydrocarbon stress

S Li, Y Deng, S Lian, C Dai, Q Ma, Y Qu - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Although fungi are regarded as the important degraders of aromatic hydrocarbons (AHs) in
various environments, the dynamic succession and interaction of their community under …

A state of the art review on the use of fungi in biofiltration to remove volatile hydrophobic pollutants

M Marycz, A Brillowska-Dąbrowska, R Muñoz… - … Science and Bio …, 2022 - Springer
The physical/chemical abatement of gas pollutants creates many technical problems, is
costly and entails significant environmental impacts. Biological purification of off-gases is a …

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 …

Treatment of gaseous toluene in three biofilters inoculated with fungi/bacteria: microbial analysis, performance and starvation response

Z Cheng, L Lu, C Kennes, J Yu, J Chen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Bacteria and fungi are often utilized for the biodegradation of organic pollutants. This study
compared fungal and/or bacterial biofiltration in treating toluene under both steady and …

Anoxic biodegradation of BTEX in a biotrickling filter

I Akmirza, C Pascual, A Carvajal, R Pérez… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Emissions of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) from the petrochemical
industry are characterized by a low pollutants concentration and the absence of oxygen …