Challenges and solutions for biofiltration of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds

Y Cheng, H He, C Yang, G Zeng, X Li, H Chen… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted to the environment highly probably result in
ecological and health risks. Many biotechnologies for waste gases containing hydrophobic …

Biofiltration of volatile organic compounds using fungi and its conceptual and mathematical modeling

A Vergara-Fernández, S Revah, P Moreno-Casas… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Effect of presence of hydrophilic volatile organic compounds on removal of hydrophobic n-hexane in biotrickling filters

Y Cheng, X Li, H Liu, C Yang, S Wu, C Du, L Nie… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) were applied to explore their positive
influence on the elimination of the single hydrophobic VOC in biotrickling filters (BTFs) …

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 …

Exploring the potential of fungi for methane abatement: performance evaluation of a fungal-bacterial biofilter

R Lebrero, JC López, I Lehtinen, R Pérez, G Quijano… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite several fungal strains have been retrieved from methane-containing environments,
the actual capacity and role of fungi on methane abatement is still unclear. The batch …

Improved biodegradation potential of chlorobenzene by a mixed fungal-bacterial consortium

Z Cheng, C Li, C Kennes, J Ye, D Chen… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
A defined consortium of Ralstonia pickettii L2 (bacterium) and Trichoderma viride LW-1
(fungus) was selected to assess its potential for the enhanced biodegradation of mono …

Biodegradation of benzo[α]pyrene, toluene, and formaldehyde from the gas phase by a consortium of Rhodococcus erythropolis and Fusarium solani

P Morales, M Cáceres, F Scott, L Díaz-Robles… - Applied Microbiology …, 2017 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are
important indoor contaminants. Their hydrophobic nature hinders the possibility of biological …

Reducing indoor air pollutants through biotechnology

FR Torpy, PJ Irga, MD Burchett - Biotechnologies and biomimetics for civil …, 2015 - Springer
Indoor environmental quality is a growing concern, as populations become more urbanised
and people spend a greater proportion of their lives indoors. Volatile organic compounds …

A comparative assessment of the performance of fungal-bacterial and fungal biofilters for methane abatement

A Vergara-Fernandez, F Scott, F Carreno-Lopez… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Methane is an important contributor to global warming and especially for dilute emissions, its
oxidation to carbon dioxide can be difficult and expensive. Methane abatement was studied …

Simultaneous acidic air biofiltration of toluene and styrene mixture in the presence of rhamnolipids: Performance evaluation and neural model analysis

AA Dewidar, GA Sorial, D Wendell - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Biotrickling filters (BTFs) supplied with di-rhamnolipids have been proven to improve
biodegradability and bioavailability of singly fed hydrophobic volatile organic compounds …