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- Biological treatment of a contaminated gaseous emission from a leather industry in a suspended-growth bioreactorPublication . Carvalho, M. F.; Duque, A. F.; Moura, S. C.; Amorim, Catarina L.; Ferreira Jorge, R. M.; Castro, Paula M. L.A suspended-growth bioreactor (SGB) was operated for the treatment of a gaseous stream mimicking emissions generated at a leather industrial company. The main volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in the gaseous stream consisted of 1-methoxy-2-propanol, 2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, 2-butoxyethanol, toluene and butylacetate. A microbial consortium able to degrade these VOCs was successfully enriched. A laboratory- scale SGB was established and operated for 210-d with an 8 h cycle period and with shutdowns at weekends. Along this period, the SGB was exposed to organic loads (OL) between 6.5 and 2.3 £ 102 g h¡1 m¡3. Most of the compounds were not detected at the outlet of the SGB. The highest total VOC removal efficiency (RE) (ca 99%) was observed when an OL of 1.6 £ 102 g h¡1 m¡3 was fed to the SGB. The maximum total VOC elimination capacity (1.8 £ 102 g h¡1 m¡3) was achieved when the OL applied to the SGB was 2.3 £ 102 g h¡1 m¡3. For all the operating conditions, the SGB showed high levels of degradation of toluene and butylacetate (RE t 100%). This study also revealed that recirculation of the gaseous effluent improved the performance of the SGB. Overall, the SGB was shown to be robust, showing high performance after night and weekend shutdown periods.
- Isolation and identification of microbial populations from an odour treating biofilterPublication . Bessa, Vânia S.; Moura, S. C.; Baptista, I. I. R.; Jorge, R. Ferreira; Castro, Paula M. L.
- Isolation and identification of microbial populations from an odour treating biofilterPublication . Bessa, Vânia S.; Moura, S. C.; Baptista, I. I. R.; Jorge, R. Ferreira; Castro, P. M. L.Complex odour emissions are normally associated to the operation of wastewater treatment plants, composting facilities and agro-industry activities. The most common contaminants are hydrogen sulfide (H2S), organic reduced sulfur compounds (e.g.,CH3SH), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These compounds can be treated using biological air treatment systems, such as biofilters. Five different types of material, including pieces of wood and polymeric material, were collected from different locations of a biofilter treating odours at an organic waste treatment plant and subjected to microbiological characterization. Colony forming units (CFU/g) ranged from 107 to 108 CFU/g from each different material analyzed. The different materials showed high heterogeneity of microbial colonization, being the diversity higher in a heather based material. After random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, a total of 22 different isolates were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. Ten isolates demonstrated capacity to grow on solid sulphur oxidizing medium. Their capacity to oxidize sulphur compounds in liquid medium is being further studied.
- Microbial community in a biofilter traeting odours from an organic recovery plant for municipal solid waste treatmentPublication . Bessa, Vânia S.; Moura, S. C.; Baptista, I. I. R.; Jorge, R. Ferreira; Castro, P. M. L.
- Microbial community in a biofilter treatingodours from a valorization center for municipal solid waste treatment (MSW)Publication . Bessa, Vânia S.; Moura, S. C.; Baptista, I. I. R.; Jorge, R. Ferreira; Castro, P. M. L.