title: Biological treatment of waste gas containing mixture of monochlorobenzene (MCB) and benzene in a bench scale biofilter.
abstract: The paper outlines treatment of waste gas containing monochlorobenzene (MCB) and benzene in a mixture using biofilter packed with compost and woodchips seeded with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. The biofilter could treat waste gas containing MCB and benzene effectively with an efficiency of (99+/-5%) and (97+/-6%) at optimal empty bed contact time (EBCT) of 3 min with a loading of 57 g/m(3)/h of MCB and 2g/m(3)/h of benzene. At optimum loading of MCB and benzene, the biofilter showed total bacterial count of 13 x 10(5)CFU/g of compost, while the MCB and benzene degrading bacterial count was 71 x 10(4)CFU/g and 5 x 10(4)CFU/g compost respectively. The experimental removal efficiency of MCB and benzene were in good agreement with the model predicted value.
authors.affiliation: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg, Nagpur 440020, India. ra_pandey@neeri.res.in
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Mudliar
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Deshmukh
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005374:Filtration; D005740:Gases; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D005740:Gases; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; D001554:Benzene; C031294:chlorobenzene