title: Treatment of waste gas containing monomethylamine in a biofilter enriched with Pseudomonas mendocina.
abstract: Waste gas containing monomethylamine (MMA) was treated in a biofilter packed with compost along with wood chips and enriched with Pseudomonas mendocina. The biofilter could remove MMA to the extent of more than 99% at a loading of 42.36 gm(-3)h(-1) with an empty bed retention time of 12s. At optimal operating conditions, the moisture content in the biofilter was maintained at around 45%. The biodegradative products of MMA were ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.
authors.affiliation: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur-440 020, India. rapandey@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gangane
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mudliar
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Rajvaidya
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D000641:Ammonia / Q000032:analysis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005374:Filtration; D005740:Gases; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008372:Manure; D008744:Methylamines / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D009573:Nitrites / Q000032:analysis; D009812:Odorants; D044203:Pseudomonas mendocina / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil; D018505:Waste Management / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008372:Manure; D008744:Methylamines; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D012987:Soil; D000641:Ammonia; C027451:methylamine