Removal of the sesquiterpene β-caryophyllene from air via biofiltration: Performance assessment and microbial community structure

Biodegradation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 685-698

  Moe, William M ^a   Hu, Weili ^a   Key, Trent A ^a   Bowman, Kimberly S ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Caryophyllene; Biofilter; Biofiltration; Community structure; Conifer; Gordonia; Lumber; Pinene; Sesquiterpene; Shut down; Terpene; Wood

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLENE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; CONIFER; GORDONIA; PINENE; SESQUITERPENES; SHUT DOWN;

BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; LUMBER; NUTRIENTS; PACKED BEDS; POLLUTION; REMOVAL; RNA; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TERPENES; WOOD;

LOADING;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TERPENE; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL TESTS; FILTRATION; LUMBER; NUTRIENTS; PINENES; SCHIMA; SESQUITERPENES; SOFTWOODS; WOOD;

ACETOBACTERACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CONIFEROPHYTA; DYELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; PANDORAEA; RHODANOBACTER; UNCLASSIFIED ACETOBACTERACEAE; UNCLASSIFIED XANTHOMONADACEAE; XANTHOMONADACEAE;

CARYOPHYLLENE; RNA 16S; SESQUITERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; EQUIPMENT; FILTRATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SESQUITERPENES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880940567     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9616-z     Document Type: Article

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