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Water Res

Title:		"A membrane bioreactor for the simultaneous treatment of acetone, toluene, limonene and hexane at trace level concentrations"
Author(s):		Lebrero R; Volckaert D; Perez R; Munoz R; Van Langenhove H;
Address:		"EnVOC Research Group, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium"
Journal Title:		Water Res
Year:		2013
Volume:		20130208
Issue:		7
Page Number:		2199 - 2212
DOI:		10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.041
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-2448 (Electronic) 0043-1354 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The performance of a flat-membrane biofilm reactor (MBR) for the removal of acetone, toluene, limonene and hexane at concentrations ranging from 1.3 to 3.2 mg m(-3) was investigated at different gas residence times (GRT): 60, 30, 15 and 7 s. A preliminary abiotic test was conducted to assess the mass transport of the selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through the membrane. A reduced transport of limonene and hexane was observed with water present over the dense side of the membrane. The presence of a biofilm attached on the dense side of the membrane following bioreactor inoculation significantly increased VOC transport. High acetone and toluene removals (>93%) were recorded in the MBR regardless of the GRT. To remediate the low hexane removal performance (RE < 24%) recorded at the initial stages of the process, a re-inoculation of the membrane with a hexane-degrading consortium embedded in silicon oil was performed. Although hexane removal did not exceed 27%, this re-inoculation increased limonene removals up to 90% at a GRT of 7 s. The absence of inhibition of hexane biodegradation by substrate competition confirmed that hexane removal in the MBR was indeed limited by the mass transfer through the membrane. Despite the low carbon source spectrum and load, the microbiological analysis of the communities present in the MBR showed high species richness (Shannon-Wiener indices of 3.2-3.5) and a high pair-wise similarity (84-97%) between the suspended and the attached biomass"
Keywords:		"Acetone/*isolation & purification Bacteria/classification/metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental *Bioreactors Cyclohexenes/*isolation & purification Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Hexanes/*isolation & purification Limonene *Membranes, Artificia;"
Notes:		"MedlineLebrero, R Volckaert, D Perez, R Munoz, R Van Langenhove, H eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2013/03/19 Water Res. 2013 May 1; 47(7):2199-212. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.041. Epub 2013 Feb 8"