Title: | Succession of microorganisms in a plate-type air treatment biofilter during filtration of various volatile compounds |
Author(s): | Repeckiene J; Svediene J; Paskevicius A; Tekoriene R; Raudoniene V; Gudeliunaite E; Baltrenas P; Misevicius A; |
Address: | "a Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research, Institute of Botany , Nature Research Centre , Akademijos Str. 2, Vilnius LT-08406 , Lithuania" |
DOI: | 10.1080/09593330.2014.965227 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0959-3330 (Print) 0959-3330 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Changes in the number and species diversity of cultivable microorganisms in a newly developed plate-type biofilter during filtration of various volatile pollutants were studied. The novelty of the investigation is the monitoring of microorganism succession in different parts of biofilter plates with original packing material consisting of birch fibre and needle-punched non-woven fabric. It was shown that the largest number of fungi and yeasts develop on the top and middle, while bacteria develop on the bottom and middle parts of plates. The number of microorganisms depends on the origin of the pollutant, the pH and temperature inside the biofilter and the moisture of the porous plates. The statistically significant correlation between the number of microorganisms and inlet concentration of acetone was estimated, while ammonia showed a negative influence on yeast distribution. Paecilomyces variotii, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Bacillus subtilis were the most common organisms found during filtration of all examined volatiles; however, some differences of microbial communities in different parts of the biofilter plates and filtrated volatile compounds were obtained" |
Keywords: | Acetone Air Filters/*microbiology Ammonia Bacteria Fungi *Microbial Consortia Volatile Organic Compounds/*isolation & purification Xylenes Yeasts biofiltration microorganisms xylene; |
Notes: | "MedlineRepeckiene, Jurate Svediene, Jurgita Paskevicius, Algimantas Tekoriene, Ruta Raudoniene, Vita Gudeliunaite, Egle Baltrenas, Pranas Misevicius, Antonas eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2014/09/16 Environ Technol. 2015 Mar-Apr; 36(5-8):881-9. doi: 10.1080/09593330.2014.965227. Epub 2014 Oct 10" |