Performance improvement of a biofilter by using gel-encapsulated microorganisms assembled in a 3D mesh material. (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Nanyang; Wang, Can; Han, Meng-Fei; Li, Yun-Fei; Hsi, Hsing-cheng
• Is Part Of: Chemosphere. Volume 251(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: Biofilter -- Gel capsules -- Chlorobenzene -- Shock loading -- Microbial community; Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Atmospheric chemistry -- Periodicals; 551.511
• DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126618
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0045-6535

Abstract

Highlights: Gel capsules have three dimensional polymer network and rich pore structure. Gel-encapsulated biofilter show a better removal performance than control. Microorganisms show a higher activity in gel capsules than in control. Gel-encapsulated biofilter shows short recovery time after shock loading. Gel-encapsulated and control biofilters present different microbial communities.