Treatment of VOCs in biofilters inoculated with fungi and microbial consortium

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-485

  Jorio, Hasnaa ^a   Jin, Yaomin ^a   Elmrini, Hicham ^a   Nikiema, Josiane ^a   Brzezinski, Ryszard ^a   Heitz, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Fungus; Microbial consortium; Toluene; Wood chip; Xylene

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUNGI; TOLUENE; WOOD PRODUCTS; XYLENE;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AIR STREAMS; AVERAGE TEMPERATURE; BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; BACTERIAL SYSTEMS; CLADOSPORIUM; ELIMINATION CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FUNGAL SYSTEMS; GAS RESIDENCE; INHIBITION EFFECT; INLET CONCENTRATION; LABORATORY SCALE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MIXED CULTURES; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; REMOVAL RATE; STRONG CORRELATION; WOOD CHIP;

BACTERIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTING METHOD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER VAPOR; XYLENE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM; FILTER REACTOR; GAS WASTE; INOCULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM EVB110; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; POLLUTANT; VAPOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT; FILTRATION; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; FUNGI; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 67649237067     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902778849     Document Type: Article

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