Recent progress and perspectives in biotrickling filters for VOCs and odorous gases treatment

H Wu, H Yan, Y Quan, H Zhao, N Jiang, C Yin - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pollution caused by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odorous pollutants in the air
can produce severe environmental problems. In recent years, the emission control of VOCs …

Elimination of mass transfer and kinetic limited organic pollutants in biofilters: A review

M Ferdowsi, AA Ramirez, JP Jones, M Heitz - International Biodeterioration …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mass transfer and kinetic limitations are two obstacles to the removal of a pollutant from the
gas phase in a biofilter (BF) or a biotrickling filter (BTF). The issue becomes more …

Bioremediation of Congo red dye in immobilized batch and continuous packed bed bioreactor by Brevibacillus parabrevis using coconut shell bio-char

MA Talha, M Goswami, BS Giri, A Sharma, BN Rai… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present study, bacterial species capable of degrading colour waste were isolated from
the water bodies located near the carpet cluster in the Bhadohi district of UP, India. Among …

Biodegradation of Congo red dye in a moving bed biofilm reactor: performance evaluation and kinetic modeling

RK Sonwani, G Swain, BS Giri, RS Singh, BN Rai - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The biodegradation of Congo red dye was performed using polyurethane foam-
polypropylene immobilized Bacillus sp. MH587030. 1 in a moving bed biofilm reactor …

A novel comparative study of modified carriers in moving bed biofilm reactor for the treatment of wastewater: Process optimization and kinetic study

RK Sonwani, G Swain, BS Giri, RS Singh, BN Rai - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, modified plastic carriers; polypropylene (PP), low-density polyethylene-
polypropylene (LDPE-PP), and polyurethane foam-polypropylene (PUF-PP) were …

Electrospun polyurethane fibers for absorption of volatile organic compounds from air

E Scholten, L Bromberg, GC Rutledge… - ACS applied materials …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Electrospun polyurethane fibers for removal of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from air
with rapid VOC absorption and desorption have been developed. Polyurethanes based on …

Performance evaluation of Malathion biodegradation in batch and continuous packed bed bioreactor (PBBR)

SR Geed, MK Kureel, BS Giri, RS Singh, BN Rai - Bioresource Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the biodegradation of Malathion in batch and continuous
packed bed (Polyurethane foam; PUF) bioreactor (PBBR). After 10 days, 89% Malathion …

Biodegradation and kinetic study of benzene in bioreactor packed with PUF and alginate beads and immobilized with Bacillus sp. M3

MK Kureel, SR Geed, BS Giri, BN Rai, RS Singh - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Benzene removal in free and immobilized cells on polyurethane foam (PUF) and polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA)-alginate beads was studied using an indigenous soil bacterium Bacillus sp …

Biological oxidation of gaseous VOCs–rotating biological contactor a promising and eco-friendly technique

SK Padhi, S Gokhale - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) prevalent in our atmosphere are of major environmental
concerns. Several methods of controlling VOCs exist. Most of them have direct or indirect …

Assessment of biodegradation kinetics and mass transfer aspects in attached growth bioreactor for effective treatment of brilliant green dye from wastewater

P Tripathi, S Tiwari, RK Sonwani, RS Singh - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, Bacillus licheniformis immobilized with low-density polyethylene (LDPE) was
employed to degrade Brilliant Green (BG) dye from wastewater in a packed bed bioreactor …