Biotrickling air filtration of 2-chlorophenol at high loading rates

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-105

  Nicolella, Cristiano ^a   Converti, Attilio ^b   Zilli, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Ceramic packing; Inhibition; Kinetics; Pseudomonas pickettii; Trickling biofilter

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; AIR QUALITY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETIC THEORY; POROUS MATERIALS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; STEEL STRUCTURES; TRICKLING FILTRATION; VELOCITY;

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIR FILTRATIONS; AIR VELOCITIES; BIOTRICKLING; CERAMIC PACKING; CHLOROPHENOL; CRITICAL VALUES; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCIES; DEGRADATION RATES; EMPTY BED RESIDENCE TIMES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; HALDANE; HIGH LOADING RATES; INHIBITION; INHIBITION CONSTANTS; INHIBITION OF MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; INLET CONCENTRATIONS; KINETIC ANALYSES; KINETIC EQUATIONS; KINETIC MODELS; LOADING CONDITIONS; LOADING RATES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; PROCESS ANALYSIS; PROPER DESIGNS; PSEUDOMONAS PICKETTII; SYSTEM PERFORMANCES; TRICKLING BIOFILTER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

2 CHLOROPHENOL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; DEGRADATION KINETICS; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; TRICKLING FILTER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RALSTONIA PICKETTII;

EID: 56949091313     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. EPA, Priority pollutants, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 423, Appendix A. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA, 1996.
2. Yang Q., and Dionysiou D.D. Photolytic degradation of chlorinated phenols in room temperature ionic liquids. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 165 (2004) 229-240
3. Chemical Safety Card of 2-Chlorophenol, Sigma-Aldrich Srl, Milan, Italy, 2005, pp. 1-4.
4. In: Buonicore A.J., and Davis W. (Eds). Air Pollution Engineering Manual (1992), Van Nostrand Reihnold, New York, NY, USA
5. Dietrich M.J., Copa M.W., Chowdhury A.K., and Randall T.L. Removal of pollutants from dilute wastewater by the PACT treatment process. Environ. Prog. 7 (1988) 143-149
6. Joglekar H.S., Samant S.D., and Joshi J.B. Kinetics of wet air oxidation of phenol and substituted phenols. Wat. Res. 25 (1991) 135-145
7. Sundstrom D.W., Weir B.A., and Klei H.E. Destruction of aromatic pollutants by UV light catalyzed oxidation with hydrogen peroxide. Environ. Prog. 8 (1989) 6-11
8. Barakat M.A., Tseng J.M., and Huang C.P. Hydrogen peroxide-assisted photocatalytic oxidation of phenolic compounds. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 59 1-2 (2005) 99-104
9. Hoke J.B., Gramiccioni G.A., and Balko E.N. Catalytic hydrodechlorination of chlorophenols. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 1 4 (1992) 285-296
10. Shin E.J., and Keane M.A. Detoxifying chlorine rich gas streams using solid supported nickel catalysts. J. Hazard. Mater. B66 (1999) 265-278
11. Kiyohara H., Hatta T., Ogawa Y., Kakuda T., Yokoyama H., and Takizawa N. Isolation of Pseudomonas pickettii strains that degrade 2,4,6.trichlorophenol and their dechlorination of chlorophenols. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58 (1992) 1276-1283
12. Menke B., and Rehm H.J. Degradation of mixtures of monochlorophenols and phenols as substrates for free and immobilized cells of Alcaligenes sp. A7-2. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54 (1992) 655-661
13. Yang C.F., and Lee C.M. Enrichment, isolation, and characterization of 4-chlorophenol-degrading bacterium Rhizobium sp. 4-CP-20. Biodegradation 19 (2008) 329-336
14. Armenante P.M., Pal N., and Lewandowski G. Role of mycelium and extracellular protein in the biodegradation of 1,4,6-trichlorophenol by Phanerochaete chrysporium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60 (1994) 1711-1718
15. Annachhatre A.P., and Gheewala S.H. Biodegradation of chlorinated phenolic compounds. Biotechnol. Adv. 14 (1996) 35-56
16. Fava F., Armenante P.M., and Kafkewitz D. Aerobic degradation and dechlorination of 2-chlorophenol, 3-chlorophenol and 4-chlorophenol by a Pseudomonas pickettii strain. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 21 (1995) 307-312
17. Farrell A., and Quilty B. Substrate-dependent autoaggregation of Pseudomonas putida CP1 during the degradation of mono-chlorophenols and phenol. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 28 (2002) 316-324
18. Farrell A., and Quilty B. The enhancement of 2-chlorophenol degradation by a mixed microbial community when augmented with Pseudomonas putida CP1. Wat. Res. 36 (2002) 2443-2450
19. Kafkewitz D., Fava F., and Armenante P.M. Effect of vitamins on the aerobic degradation of 2-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol, and 4-chlorobiphenyl. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 46 (1996) 414-421
20. Galindez-Mayer J., Ramon-Gallegos J., Ruiz-Ordaz N., Juarez-Ramirez C., Salmeron-Alcocer A., and Poggi-Varaldo H.M. Phenol and 4-chlorophenol biodegradation by yeast Candida tropicalis in a fluidized bed reactor. Biochem. Eng. J. 38 (2008) 147-157
21. Majumder P.S., and Gupta S.K. Degradation of 4-chlorophenol in UASB reactor under methanogenic conditions. Bioresour. Technol. 99 (2008) 4169-4177
22. Garibay-Orijel C., Rios-Leal E., Garcia-Mena J., and Poggi-Varaldo H.M. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol and phenol removal in methanogenic and partially-aerated methanogenic conditions in a fluidized bed bioreactor. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol. 80 (2005) 1180-1187
23. Kargi F., and Erker S. Toxicity and batch biodegradation kinetics of 2,4 dichlorophenol by pure Pseudomonas putida culture. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 35 (2004) 424-428
24. Marsolek M.D., Kirisitis M.J., and Rittmann B.E. Biodegradation of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol by aerobic microbial communities: biorecalcitrance, inhibition and adaptation. Biodegradation 18 (2007) 3531-3548
25. Hao O.J., Kim M.H., Seagren E.A., and Kim H. Kinetics of phenol and chlorophenol utilization by Acinetobacter species. Chemosphere 46 (2002) 797-807
26. Dapaah S.Y., and Hill G.A. Biodegradation of chlorophenol mixtures by Pseudomonas putida. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 40 (1992) 1353-1358
27. Wang C.C., Lee C.M., and Kuan C.H. Removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol by suspended and immobilized Bacillus insolitus. Chemosphere 41 (2000) 447-452
28. Fahr K., Wetzstein H.G., Grey R., and Schlosser D. Degradation of 2,4 dichlorophenol and pentachlorophenol by two brown rot fungi. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 175 (1999) 127-162
29. Yee D.C., and Wood T.K. 2,4-Dichlorophenol degradation using Streptomyces viridospourus T7 a lignin peroxidase. Biotechnol. Prog. 13 (1997) 53-59
30. Bailey J.E., and Ollis D.F. Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals. 2nd edition (1986), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, USA pp. 394-403
31. Zilli M., Converti A., Fava F., and Nicolella C. Control of 2-chlorophenol vapour emissions by a trickling biofilter. J. Biotechnol. 128 (2007) 654-658
32. Cai Z.L., Kim D., and Sorial G.A. A comparative study in treating two VOC mixtures in trickle bed air biofilters. Chemosphere 68 (2007) 1090-1097
33. Mohseni M., and Allen D.G. Biofiltration of mixtures of hydrophilic and hydrophobic volatile organic compounds. Chem. Eng. Sci. 55 (2000) 1545-1558
34. Deshusses M.A., and Johnson C.T. Development and validation of a simple protocol to rapidly determine the performance of biofilters for VOC treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34 (2000) 461-467
35. Shareefdeen Z., and Baltzis B.C. Biofiltration of toluene vapour under steady-state and transient conditions-theory and experimental results. Chem. Eng. Sci. 49 (1994) 4347-4360
36. Zilli M., and Converti A. Biofilters. In: Flickinger M.C., and Drew S.W. (Eds). Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalysis, and Bioseparation (1999), Wiley, New York 305-319
37. van Groenestijn J.W., and Hesslink P.G.M. Biotechniques for air pollution control. Biodegradation 4 (1993) 283-301
38. Leson G., and Winer A.M. Biofiltration: an innovative air pollution control technology for VOC emissions. J. Air Waste Manage. 41 (1991) 1045-1054
39. Jorio H., Bibeau L., Viel G., and Heitz M. Effect of gas flow rate and inlet concentration on xylene vapors biofiltration performance. Chem. Eng. J. 76 (2000) 209-221
40. Barona A., Elias A., Arias R., Cano I., and Gonzalez R. Biofilter response to gradual and sudden variations in operating conditions. Biochem. Eng. J. 22 (2004) 25-31
41. Wright W.F. Transient response of vapour-phase biofilters. Chem. Eng. J. 113 (2005) 161-173
42. Barton J.W., Klasson K.T., Koran L.J., and Davison B.H. Microbial removal of alkanes from dilute gaseous streams: kinetics and mass transfer considerations. Biotechnol. Prog. 13 (1997) 814-821
43. Rene E.D., Murthy D.V.S., and Swaminathan T. Performance evaluation of a compost biofilter treating toluene. Process Biochem. 40 (2005) 2771-2779
44. Kiared K., Funderberger B., Brzezinski R., Viel G., and Heitz M. Biofiltration of air polluted with toluene under steady state conditions: experimental observations. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 36 (1997) 4719-4725
45. Zilli M., Guarino C., Daffonchio D., Borin S., and Converti A. Laboratory-scale experiments with a powdered compost biofilter treating benzene-polluted air. Proc. Biochem. 40 (2005) 2035-2043
46. Strauss J.M., du Plessis C.A., and Riedel K.-H.J. Empirical model for biofiltration of toluene. J. Environ. Eng. 126 (2000) 644-648
47. Levenspiel O. Chemical Reaction Engineering (1999), Wiley, New York
48. Liu Q., Babajide A.E., Zhu P., and Zou L. Removal of xylene from waste gases using biotrickling filters. Chem. Eng. Technol. 29 (2006) 320-325
49. Elmrini H., Bredin N., Shareefdeen Z., and Heitz M. Biofiltration of xylene emissions: bioreactor response to variations in the pollutant inlet concentration and gas flow rate. Chem. Eng. J. 100 (2004) 149-158
50. Kim D., and Sorial G.A. Role of biological activity and biomass distribution in air biofilter performance. Chemosphere 66 (2007) 1758-1764
51. Zilli M., Converti A., and Di Felice R. Macrokinetic and quantitative microbial investigation on a bench-scale biofilter treating styrene-polluted gaseous streams. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 83 (2003) 29-38
52. Miller M.J., and Allen D. Modelling transport and degradation of hydrophobic pollutants in biofilter biofilms. Chem. Eng. J. 13 (2005) 197-204
53. Spigno J.G., Zilli M., and Nicolella C. Mathematical modelling and simulation of phenol degradation in biofilters. Biochem. Eng. J. 19 (2004) 267-275
54. Prenafeta-Boldù F.X., Illa J., van Groenestijn J.W., and Flotats X. Influence of synthetic packing materials on the gas dispersion and biodegradation kinetics in fungal air biofilters. Environ. Biotechnol. 79 (2008) 319-327
55. Kim S., and Deshusses M.A. Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control. 2. Development of mass transfer coefficients correlations. Chem. Eng. Sci. 63 (2008) 856-861
56. Kim S., and Deshusses M.A. Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control. 1. Experimental results. Chem. Eng. Sci. 63 (2008) 841-855