Biofiltration of gasoline vapor by compost media

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-187

  Namkoong, Wan ^a   Park, Joon Seok ^a   VanderGheynst, Jean S ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofiltration; BTEX; Compost; Gasoline vapor

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; TOLUENE;

GASOLINE VAPORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; BTEX; COMPOST; FILTRATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; COMPOST; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FLOW RATE; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; PRODUCTIVITY; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASOLINE; PLANTS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0037289555     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00223-3     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. ACGIH Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents in the Work Environment. 1993;American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Cincinnati, OH.
2. Bohn, H.L., 1996. Biofilter media. In: Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association, 23-28 June (96-WP87A.01). (CD).
3. Cole M.A., Liu X., Zhang L. Plant and microbial establishment in pesticide-contaminated soil amended with compost. Anderson T.A., Coats J.R. Bioremediation through Rhizosphere Technology. 1994;210-222 American Chemistry Society, Washington, DC.
4. Deshusses M.A. Biological waste air treatment in biofilters. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 8(3):1997;335-339.
5. Deshusses M.A. Transient behavior of biofilters. start-up, carbon balances, and interactions between pollutants Env. Eng., June. 1997;563-568.
6. Deshusses M.A., Johnson C.T., Leson G. Biofiltration of high loads of ethyl acetate in the presence of toluene. J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 49:1999;973-979.
7. Devinny, J.S., Deshusses, M.A., Webster, T.S., 1999. Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, pp. 28-34.
8. Devinny, J.S., Hodege, D.S., Chang, A.N., and Reynolds, F.E., 1995. Biofiltration of gasoline vapors from a soil vapor extraction system. In: Proc. 1995 Nat. Conf. in Env. Eng. ASCE, New York, pp. 481-488.
9. Dooley M.A., Taylor K., Allen B. Composting of herbcide-contaminated soil. Hinchee R.E., Hoeppel R.E., Anderson D.B. Bioremediation of Recalcitrant Organics. 1995;199-207 Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.
10. Ergas S.J., Schroeder E.D., Chang D.P.Y., Morton R.L. Control of volatile organic compound emissions using a compost biofilter. Water Env. Research. 67(5):1995;816-821.
11. Frankenberger, W.T., Jr., 1992. The need for a laboratory feasibility study in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons. In: Calabrese, E.J. and Kostecki, P.T. (Eds.), Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils and Groundwater, Vol. 2. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, pp. 237-293.
12. Galaska E.G., Skladany G.J., Nyer E.K. Biological treatment of groundwater, soils, and soil vapor contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. 44th Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings. 1990;11-21.
13. Gribbins M.J., Loehr R.C. Effect of media nitrogen concentration on biofilter performance. J. Air and Waste Manage. Assoc. 48:1998;216-226.
14. Hwang E.Y., Namkoong W., Park J.S. Recycling of remediated soil for effective composting of diesel-contaminated soil. Compost Sci. Utilization. 9(2):2001;143-148.
15. Johnson, C.T., Deshusses, M.A., 1997. Quantitative structure-activity relationships for VOC biodegradation in biofilters. In: Allen, B.C., Leeson, A. (Eds.), Proc. of the Fourth Inter. in Situ and on-Site Bioreclamation Symp., Vol. 5. Battelle Press, Columbus, OH, pp. 175-180.
16. Leson G., Smith B.J. Petroleum environmental research forum field study in biofilters for control of volatile hydrocarbons. Env. Eng. 123(6):1997;556-562.
17. Lu C., Che W., Lin M. Removal of BTEX vapor from waste gases by a trickle bed biofilter. J. Air and Waste Manage. Assoc. 50:2000;411-417.
18. Medina V.F., Webster T., Ramaratnam M., Devinny J.S. Treatment of gasoline residuals by granular activated carbon based biological filtration. Environ. Sci. Health. A30(2):1995;407-422.
19. Morales M., Revah S., Auria R. Start-up and effect of gaseous ammonia additions on a biofilter for the elimination of toluene vapors. Biotech. Bioeng. 60(4):1998;483-491.
20. Oritz, I., Morales, M., Gobbee, C., Revah, S., Guerrero, V.M., Auria, R., 1998. Biofiltration of gasoline VOCs with different support media. In: Proceedings of 91st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, A&WMA, San Diego, CA, 14-18 June (98-WAA.14P). (CD).
21. Seed, L.P., Corsi, R.L., 1994. Biofiltration of BTEX contaminated streams: Laboratory studies. In: Proc. of 87th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the AWMA. A&WMA, Pittsburgh, PA. (CD).
22. Sironi S., Botta D. Biofilter efficiency in odor abatement at comparing plants. Compost Sci. Utilization. 9(2):2001;149-155.
23. Smallwood, I., 1993. Solvent Recovery Handbook. Edward Arnold, London.
24. Tang H., Hwang S., Wang W. Degradation of acetone in a biofilter. Env. Eng. Sci. 14(4):1997;219-226.
25. Tahraoui K., Rho D. Biodegradation of BTX vapors in a compost medium biofilter. Compost Sci. Utilization. 6(2):1998;13-21.
26. Thompson, D., Sterne, L., Bell, J., Parker, W., Lye, A., 1996. Pilot scale investigation of sustainable BTEX removal with a compost biofilter. In: Proc. of 89th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, A&WMA, Nashville, TN, 23-28 June (96-WP87A.02). (CD).
27. US EPA (EPA-542-95-008), 1995. Innovative Treatment Technologies: Annual Status Report, Seventh Ed. Application of New Technologies at Hazardous Waste Sites, No. 7, Revised September. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
28. Vaughn B., Jones W., Wolfram J. Vapor phase bioreactor evaluated for performance in degrading aromatic compounds with novel pseudomonas. In: 48th Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proc. 1993;pp. 393-405.
29. Veir, J.K., Schroeder, E.D., Chang, D.P.Y., Scow, K.M., 1996. Interaction between toluene and dichloromethane degrading populations in a compost biofilter. In: Proceedings of 89th Annual Meeting and Exhibition, A&WMA, Nashville, TN, 23-28 June (96-WP87A.07). (CD).
30. Webster T.S., Devinny J.S., Torres E.M., Basrai S.S. Control of air emissions from POTWs using biofiltration. Hinchee R.E., Sayles G.D., Skeen R.S. Biological Unit Processes for Hazardous Waste Treatment, In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation Symposium. 1995;227-234 Battelle Press, Columbus, OH.
31. Wright W.F., Schroeder E.D., Chang D.P.Y., Romstad K. Performance of a pilot-scale compost biofilter treating gasoline vapor. Env. Eng. 1997;547-555.