[HTML][HTML] A comparison of the performance of bacterial biofilters and fungal–bacterial coupled biofilters in BTEp-X removal

H Wang, X Xue, X Nan, J Zhai - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Background Conventional biofilters, which rely on bacterial activity, face challenges in
eliminating hydrophobic compounds, such as aromatic compounds. This is due to the low …

[HTML][HTML] Biofiltration of toluene and ethyl acetate mixture by a fungal-bacterial biofilter: Performance and community structure analysis

J Zhai, C Jiang, X Xue, H Wang - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The inhibitory effect of hydrophilic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on hydrophobic
VOCs removal was found to be efficiently reduced by the fungal-bacterial biofilters (F&B …

Effect of toluene on m-xylene removal in a biotrickling filter: Performance, biofilm characteristics, and microbial analysis

J Liu, Y Han, X Dou, W Liang - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pose a challenge to the removal efficiency
in biotrickling filters (BTFs). The addition of relatively hydrophilic substances presents a …

Mesophilic and thermophilic BTEX substrate interactions for a toluene-acclimatized biofilter

JM Strauss, KJ Riedel, CA Du Plessis - Applied microbiology and …, 2004 - Springer
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) substrate interactions for a mesophilic
(25° C) and thermophilic (50° C) toluene-acclimatized composted pine bark biofilter were …

Enhancement of ethylbenzene removal from contaminated gas and corresponding mechanisms in biotrickling filters by a biosurfactant from piggery wastewater

J Guo, Q Gao - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This study prepared a biosurfactant by using piggery wastewater to enhance ethylbenzene
removal from contaminated gas in a biotrickling filter (BTF). Experiments were conducted to …

Biofiltration and Inhibitory Interactions of Gaseous Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, and Methyl tert-Butyl Ether

EH Shim, J Kim, KS Cho, HW Ryu - Environmental science & …, 2006 - ACS Publications
This study evaluated the individual and combined removal capacities of benzene, toluene,
and xylene (B, T, and X) in the presence and absence of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) in a …

Ethylbenzene, o-Xylene, and BTEX Removal by Sphingomonas sp. D3K1 in Rock Wool-Compost Biofilters

E Cho, MM Galera, A Lorenzana… - Environmental …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Previously isolated Sphingomonas sp. D3K1 was biofilter (BF) inoculated into composite
rock wool-compost packing media and biofiltration of single gas—ethylbenzene in BF1 and …

Biofiltration for BTEX removal

F Haque, A De Visscher, A Sen - Critical reviews in environmental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) biofiltration is an increasingly popular
research area because it offers a relatively cheap solution to limit emissions of these toxic …

Biodegradation of BTEX in a fungal biofilter: influence of operational parameters, effect of shock-loads and substrate stratification

ER Rene, BT Mohammad, MC Veiga, C Kennes - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of relative humidity (RH: 30% to> 95%) of a gas-phase mixture composed of
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and para-, meta-and ortho-xylenes (BTEX), inlet …

o-Xylene removal using one- and two-phase partitioning biotrickling filters: steady/transient-state performance and microbial community

C Wu, P Xu, B Xu, W Li, S Li, X Wang - Environmental technology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, one-and two-phase partitioning biotrickling filters (1P-BTF and 2P-BTF,
respectively) inoculated with a pre-acclimated mixed culture were examined for the removal …