Treatment of Chlorobenzene-Contaminated Gas Stream in a Biotrickling Filter Inoculated with Ralstonnia pickettii L2

Article Preview

Abstract:

Biotrickling filter (BTF) inoculated with Ralstonniapickettii L2 was established to treat waste gas containing chlorobenzene (CB). Results revealed BTF could achieve more than 80% removal efficiency of CB under the conditions of <0.6 g·m-3 inlet concentration and >30 s empty bed residence time (EBRT). The mass ratio of carbon dioxide produced to the mixture of benzene, toluene, and oxylene (BTo-X) removed was approximately 2.10, indicating that 89.5% mineralization of the incoming CB vapor. The degradation of CB in the BTF followed Michaelis-Menten kinetic model, and the maximum specific degradation rate (rmax) was 76.3g·m-3·h-1. AWCD values indicated that the microganisms in the BTF showed the high microbial metabolic activities. Real-time PCR indicated that Ralstoniapickettii L2 could still maintain its stability andactivity in the BTF under different conditions.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Pages:

253-256

Citation:

Online since:

December 2014

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2015 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

[1] M. L. Lin, Z. W. Zhao, F. Y. Cui, et al. Effects of initial chlorobenzene concentration, air flow rate and temperature on mass transfer of chlorobenzene by air stripping, Desalination and Water Treatment, 40(2012), 215-223.

DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2012.2975

Google Scholar

[2] I. I. Baptista, N. Y. Zhou, et al. Evidence of species succession during chlorobenzene biodegradation, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99(2008), 68-74.

DOI: 10.1002/bit.21576

Google Scholar

[3] L. L. Zhang, S. Q. Leng, et al. Degradation of chlorobenzene by strain Ralstoniapickettii L2 isolated from a biotrickling filter treating a chlorobenzene-contaminated gas stream, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 91(2011), 407-415.

DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3255-x

Google Scholar

[4] A. K. Mathur, and C. B. Majumder, Biofiltration and kinetic aspects of a biotrickling filter for the removal of paint solvent mixture laden air stream, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 152 (2008), 1027-1036.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.112

Google Scholar