Biological-based methods for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals

M Meena, P Sonigra, G Yadav - Environmental science and pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The current scenario of increased population and industrial advancement leads to the
spoliation of freshwater and tapper of the quality of water. These results decrease in …

Treatment of malodorous air in biotrickling filters: A review

P Rybarczyk, B Szulczyński, J Gębicki… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Odour nuisance, resulting mainly from the presence of the compounds containing
osmophore group and characterized by low olfactory threshold, is associated with danger …

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 …

Selection of odour removal technologies in wastewater treatment plants: A guideline based on Life Cycle Assessment

C Alfonsín, R Lebrero, JM Estrada, R Muñoz… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper aims at analysing the environmental benefits and impacts associated with the
treatment of malodorous emissions from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The life …

Exogenous electron transfer mediator enhancing gaseous toluene degradation in a microbial fuel cell: Performance and electron transfer mechanism

H Chen, Y Yu, Y Yu, J Ye, S Zhang, J Chen - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective electron transfer (ET) between microorganisms and electrodes is essential for the
toluene degradation and power generation in a microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this work, the …

Anoxic biodegradation of BTEX in a biotrickling filter

I Akmirza, C Pascual, A Carvajal, R Pérez… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Emissions of BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) from the petrochemical
industry are characterized by a low pollutants concentration and the absence of oxygen …

[HTML][HTML] Immobilization of the crude enzyme extracted from Stenotrophomonas sp. GYH within modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8-NH2) and its application …

Z Cheng, Z Sun, F Wei, J Yu, J Zhao, J Chen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzyme immobilization, due to its higher effective density in a limited micro space, can
effectively improve the removal efficiency for some recalcitrant compounds. Metal–organic …

Analyses of deodorization performance of mixotrophic biotrickling filter reactor using different industrial and agricultural wastes as packing material

C Huan, Q Lyu, X Tong, H Li, Y Zeng, Y Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, to efficiently remove malodorous gas and reduce secondary pollution under
mixotrophic conditions, pine bark, coal cinder, straw and mobile bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) …

Enhanced removal of mixed VOCs with different hydrophobicities by Tween 20 in a biotrickling filter: Kinetic analysis and biofilm characteristics

Y Deng, G Yang, PNL Lens, Y He, L Qie, X Shen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass transfer limitation usually causes the poor performance of biotrickling filters (BTFs) for
the treatment of hydrophobic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during long-term …

Continuous production of power using microbial fuel cells with integrated biotrickling filter for ethyl acetate-contaminated air stream treatment

CH Wu, JC Shih, CW Lin - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This work develops an innovative biotrickling filter-microbial fuel cell (BF-MFC) for use in
electricity production and removing ethyl acetate (EA) that is emitted from a gaseous stream …