Volatile organic compound removal via biofiltration: influences, challenges, and strategies

X Wu, Y Lin, Y Wang, S Wu, C Yang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofiltration is an established technology for the removal of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) from waste gas streams due to its cost-effectiveness, process safety, 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 …

Botanical biofiltration of indoor gaseous pollutants–A mini-review

G Soreanu, M Dixon, A Darlington - Chemical engineering journal, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last decade, indoor air pollution has been unanimously recognised as a public health
hazard worldwide, both in developed and develo** countries. Accumulation of indoor air …

Methane abatement in a gas-recycling biotrickling filter: Evaluating innovative operational strategies to overcome mass transfer limitations

JM Estrada, R Lebrero, G Quijano, R Pérez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study aimed at maximizing the performance of a standard biotrickling filter (BTF)
devoted to the treatment of CH 4 at low concentrations by enhancing the mass transfer using …

Performance of a biofilter with compost and activated carbon based packing material for gas-phase toluene removal under extremely high loading rates

M Kumar, BS Giri, KH Kim, RP Singh, ER Rene… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of a biofilter packed with a
mixture of compost and activated carbon, for gas-phase toluene removal under very high …

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 …

Bioelimination of low methane concentrations emitted from wastewater treatment plants: a review

B Khabiri, M Ferdowsi, G Buelna… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sewage from residents and industries is collected and transported to wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) with sewer networks. The operation of WWTPs results in emissions of …

Biodegradation kinetics and microbial dynamics of toluene removal in a two-stage cell-biochar-filled biotrickling filter

CW Lin, SL Tsai, CY Lai, SH Liu, CH Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of a series-connected biotrickling filter (SC-BTF) system in treating toluene
vapors in a waste gas stream was evaluated. The SC-BTF was packed with cell-immobilized …

Feast-famine biofilter operation for methane mitigation

JC López, L Merchán, R Lebrero, R Munoz - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Packed bed clogging and channeling derived from the accumulation of biomass still
represent technical challenges to be addressed in gas biofiltration in order to enable a more …

Performance evaluation of a methane biofilter under steady state, transient state and starvation conditions

M Ferdowsi, M Veillette, AA Ramirez, JP Jones… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2016 - Springer
An inorganic-based bed biofilter was used to eliminate methane (CH 4) from an air stream
under pseudo steady state, transient state (shock loads), and starvation conditions. Under …