Air biofilters for a mixture of organic gaseous pollutants: an approach for industrial applications

M Ferdowsi, B Khabiri, G Buelna… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

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 …

A comparative study of fungal and bacterial biofiltration treating a VOC mixture

JM Estrada, S Hernández, R Muñoz, S Revah - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilters usually exhibit a high microbial diversity and robustness, while fungal
biofilters have been claimed to better withstand low moisture contents and pH values, and to …

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 …

Biological mitigation of methane in presence of xylene and ethylbenzene in biofilters: effect of pollutants concentrations and empty bed residence time

M Ferdowsi, EH Benyoussef, L Malhautier… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfill gas emissions cause serious environmental concerns due to the presence of
methane (CH 4), an important greenhouse gas (GHG) and several harmful volatile organic …

Fate of degraded pollutants in waste gas biofiltration: an overview of carbon end-points

A Bordoloi, PA Gostomski - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
The fate of the carbon from degraded pollutants in biofiltration is not well understood. The
issue of missing carbon needs to be addressed quantitatively to better understand and …

[PDF][PDF] Biofiltration of methane in presence of ethylbenzene or xylene

L Malhautier, G Buelna, JP Jones… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2022 - researchgate.net
Landfill gases (LFGs) are gaseous emissions containing several harmful compounds such
as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), volatile inorganic compounds (VICs) along with …

Start-up, performance and optimization of a compost biofilter treating gas-phase mixture of benzene and toluene

ER Rene, S Kar, J Krishnan, K Pakshirajan… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The performance of a compost biofilter inoculated with mixed microbial consortium was
optimized for treating a gas-phase mixture of benzene and toluene. The biofilter was …

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 …

Performance of a suspended biofilter as a new bioreactor for removal of toluene

X Chen, W Qian, L Kong, Y **ong, S Tian - Biochemical engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
A suspended biofilter, as a new bioreactor, was constructed for removal of VOCs (volatile
organic compounds). The biofilter bed (height of 30 cm, diameter 16 cm and working volume …