Enhanced removal of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds in biofilters and biotrickling filters: A review on the use of surfactants and the addition of hydrophilic …
PAL Pineda, K Demeestere, M Toledo… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of biological reactors to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from waste gas
streams has proven to be a cost-effective and sustainable technique. However, hydrophobic …
streams has proven to be a cost-effective and sustainable technique. However, hydrophobic …
Biofiltration of volatile organic compounds using fungi and its conceptual and mathematical modeling
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 …
outdoor and indoor air, posing risks to human health and the ecosystems. The treatment of …
Air biofilters for a mixture of organic gaseous pollutants: an approach for industrial applications
Hazardous airborne pollutants are frequently emitted to the atmosphere in the form of a
gaseous mixture. Air biofilters as the primary biotechnological choice for waste gas …
gaseous mixture. Air biofilters as the primary biotechnological choice for waste gas …
Biodegradation of gas-phase styrene using the fungus Sporothrix variecibatus: impact of pollutant load and transient operation
ER Rene, MC Veiga, C Kennes - Chemosphere, 2010 - Elsevier
Biofiltration of gas-phase styrene was studied using a newly isolated fungus Sporothrix
variecibatus, in a perlite biofilter, at inlet concentrations and gas-flow rates ranging from 0.13 …
variecibatus, in a perlite biofilter, at inlet concentrations and gas-flow rates ranging from 0.13 …
Differences of cell surface characteristics between the bacterium Pseudomonas veronii and fungus Ophiostoma stenoceras and their different adsorption properties to …
Z Cheng, X Zhang, C Kennes, J Chen, D Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The first step of microbial biodegradation is the adsorption of pollutants on the
microorganisms' surface, which is determined by the microorganism type and pollutant …
microorganisms' surface, which is determined by the microorganism type and pollutant …
Production of Hydrophobins from fungi
S Kulkarni, S Nene, K Joshi - Process biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydrophobins (HPs) are industrially important surface active, amphipathic proteins
produced by fungi. There are many applications reported for HPs in the literature notably as …
produced by fungi. There are many applications reported for HPs in the literature notably as …
A comparative study of production of hydrophobin like proteins (HYD-LPs) in submerged liquid and solid state fermentation from white rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus
SN Nene, KS Joshi - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrophobins are small, surface-active, cysteine-rich proteins produced by filamentous
fungi. They are able to assemble spontaneously into amphipathic monolayers at …
fungi. They are able to assemble spontaneously into amphipathic monolayers at …
Dynamic performance of a fungal biofilter packed with perlite for the abatement of hexane polluted gas streams using SIFT-MS and packing characterization with …
J Bruneel, JLH Follert, B Laforce, L Vincze… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of Fusarium solani fungi in an expanded perlite packed biofilter was investigated for
the treatment of a hexane polluted waste gas stream using selected ion flow tube mass …
the treatment of a hexane polluted waste gas stream using selected ion flow tube mass …
Biological treatment of n-hexane and methanol in trickle bed air biofilters under acidic conditions
This study focuses on evaluating the degradation of n-hexane/methanol mixture in trickle-
bed-air-biofilters (TBABs). Two different concentration ratios of methanol: n-hexane were …
bed-air-biofilters (TBABs). Two different concentration ratios of methanol: n-hexane were …
Performance of innovative PU-foam and natural fiber-based composites for the biofiltration of a mixture of volatile organic compounds by a fungal biofilm
OB Gutiérrez-Acosta, S Arriaga… - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
The performance of perlite and two innovative carriers that consist of polyurethane (PU)
chemically modified with starch; and polypropylene reinforced with agave fibers was …
chemically modified with starch; and polypropylene reinforced with agave fibers was …