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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A short review of bioaerosol emissions from gas bioreactors: Health threats, influencing factors and control technologies

XR Hu, MF Han, C Wang, NY Yang, YC Wang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Bioaerosols have widely been a concern due to their potential harm to human health caused
by the carrying and spreading of harmful microorganisms. Biofiltration has been generally …

Enhanced biodegradation of styrene vapors in the biotrickling filter inoculated with biosurfactant-generating bacteria under H2O2 stimulation

M Rezaei, G Moussavi, K Naddafi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biotrickling filters (BTFs) applied to hydrophobic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) suffer
from limited mass transfer. Phase transfer kinetic and equilibrium effects limit the …

Simultaneous removal of bioaerosols, odors and volatile organic compounds from a wastewater treatment plant by a full-scale integrated reactor

J Liu, X Kang, X Liu, P Yue, J Sun, C Lu - Process Safety and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biological control of odors and bioaerosols in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have
gained more attention in recent years. The simultaneous removal of odors, volatile organic …

Comparison of separated and combined photodegradation and biofiltration technology for the treatment of volatile organic compounds: A critical review

MF Han, XR Hu, YC Wang, Z Tong… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The continuous emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the industrial process
cause serious environmental problems and pose a threat to human health …

Enhanced biodegradation of chlorobenzene via combined Fe3+ and Zn2+ based on rhamnolipid solubilisation

N Liu, D Li, K Li, L Wang, R Xu, J Zhang… - journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biotrickling filters (BTFs) for hydrophobic chlorobenzene (CB) purification are limited by
mass transfer and biodegradation. The CB mass transfer rate could be improved by 150 …

Performance promotion and its mechanism for n-hexane removal in a lab-scale biotrickling filter with reticular polyurethane sponge under intermittent spraying mode

G Yu, G Wang, S Wang, C Yang, H Chen, Y Zhu… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mass transfer limitations commonly challenge biofiltration for n-hexane emissions due to its
high hydrophobicity. In this study, a bench-scale biotrickling filter (BTF) packed with …