Removal of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons (gasoline components) from air via bacterial biofiltration

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1037-1047

  Paca, Jan ^a   Halecky, Martin ^a   Vanek, Tomas ^a   Kozliak, Evguenii ^b   Jones, Kim ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aliphatic hydrocarbons; Biofilm composition; Biofiltration; Changes; Mixed microbial culture

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON MIXTURES; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOFILM COMPOSITION; CHANGES; CRITICAL LOAD; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; ISO-OCTANE; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; MIXED CULTURES; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; N-HEPTANES; N-HEXANE; N-PENTANE; NEAR-NEUTRAL PH; PACKING MATERIALS; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STEADY-STATE CONDITION;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; HEPTANE; HEXANE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; STYRENE;

BIOFILTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; GASOLINE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; HEPTANE; HEXANE; OCTANE; PERLITE; SATURATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; N-HEPTANE; N-HEXANE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL BIOFILTRATION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FUNGUS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PH; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; STEADY STATE; BIOREMEDIATION; FILTRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; FILTRATION; GASOLINE; HEPTANES; HEXANES;

EID: 77956631904     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.486313     Document Type: Article

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