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- Title
Biofiltration of toluene in the presence of ethyl acetate or n-hexane: Performance and microbial community.
- Authors
Xue, Xiaojuan; Wang, Hai; Zhai, Jian; Nan, Xujun
- Abstract
This study describes the operation of two independent parallel laboratory-scale biotrickling filters (BTFs) to degrade different types of binary volatile organic compound (VOC) mixtures. Comparison experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of two typical VOCs, i.e., ethyl acetate (a hydrophilic VOC) and n-hexane (a hydrophobic VOC) on the removal performance of toluene (a moderately hydrophobic VOC) in BTFs "A" and "B", respectively. Experiments were carried out by stabilizing the toluene concentration at 1.64 g m−3 and varying the concentrations of gas-phase ethyl acetate (0.85–2.8 g m−3) and n-hexane (0.85–2.8 g m−3) at an empty bed residence time (EBRT) of 30 s. In the presence of ethyl acetate (850 ± 55 mg m-3), toluene exhibited the highest removal efficiency (95.4 ± 2.2%) in BTF "A". However, the removal rate of toluene varied from 48.1 ± 6.9% to 70.1 ± 6.8% when 850 ± 123 mg m-3 to 2800 ± 136 mg m-3 of n-hexane was introduced into BTF "B". The high-throughput sequencing data revealed that the genera Pseudomonas and Comamonadaceae_unclassified are the core microorganisms responsible for the degradation of toluene. The intensity of the inhibitory or synergistic effects on toluene removal was influenced by the type and concentration of the introduced VOC, as well as the number and activity of the genera Pseudomonas and Comamonadaceae_unclassified. It provides insights into the interaction between binary VOCs during biofiltration from a microscopic perspective.
- Subjects
BIOFILTRATION; HEXANE; TOLUENE; MICROBIAL communities; ETHYL acetate; VOLATILE organic compounds; NUCLEOTIDE sequencing; BEDTIME
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0302487