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J Environ Sci (China)

Title:		Removal characteristics and kinetic analysis of an aerobic vapor-phase bioreactor for hydrophobic alpha-pinene
Author(s):		Jiang Y; Li S; Cheng Z; Zhu R; Chen J;
Address:		"College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. jyf@zjut.edu.cn"
Journal Title:		J Environ Sci (China)
Year:		2012
Volume:		24
Issue:		8
Page Number:		1439 - 1448
DOI:		10.1016/s1001-0742(11)60985-6
ISSN/ISBN:		1001-0742 (Print) 1001-0742 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Biofiltration is considered an effective method to control volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollution. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential use of a bacterial biofilter packed with wood chips and peat for the removal of hydrophobic alpha-pinene. When inoculated with two pure degraders and adapted activated sludge, a removal efficiency (RE) of more than 95% was achieved after a startup period of 11 days. The maximum elimination capacity (EC) of 50 g/(m3 x hr) with RE of 94% was obtained at empty bed retention time (EBRT) of 102 sec. When higher alpha-pinene concentrations and shorter EBRTs were applied, the REs and ECs decreased significantly due to mass-transfer and biological reaction limitations. As deduced from the experimental results, approximately 74% of alpha-pinene were completely mineralized by the consortiums and the biomass yield was 0.60 g biomass/g alpha-pinene. Sequence analysis of the selected bands excised from denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis revealed that the inoculated pure cultures could be present during the whole operation, and others were closely related to bacteria being able to degrade hydrocarbons. The kinetic results demonstrated that the whole biofiltration for alpha-pinene was diffusion-limit controlled owing to its hydrophobic characteristics. These findings indicated that this bacterial biofiltration is a promising technology for the remediation of hydrophobic industrial waste gases containing alpha-pinene"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*isolation & purification Air Pollution/*prevention & control Bicyclic Monoterpenes Bioreactors/microbiology Carbon Dioxide/analysis Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Kinetics Microbial Consortia Monoterpenes/*isolation & purification;
Notes:		"MedlineJiang, Yifeng Li, Shanshan Cheng, Zhuowei Zhu, Runye Chen, Jianmeng eng Evaluation Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2012/01/01 J Environ Sci (China). 2012; 24(8):1439-48. doi: 10.1016/s1001-0742(11)60985-6"