Título

Temporal and longitudinal biofilm matrix analysis of a biofilter treating ethyl acetate during ozonation

Autor

ITZEL COVARRUBIAS GARCIA

AITOR AIZPURU

SONIA LORENA ARRIAGA GARCIA

Nivel de Acceso

Acceso Abierto

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2084-1

Resumen o descripción

"The present paper focuses on the biofilm composition and pattern of biomass in gas biofiltration of ethyl acetate working under continuous addition of ozone (O3). Two biofilters were operated for 230 days, one under continuous addition of O3 (90 ppbv) and another one without. Throughout the operation time, the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), the main components in the extracellular matrix (ECM), were extracted from the biofilm and characterized qualitatively using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR) and quantitatively by analyzing its main constituents: carbohydrates, proteins, and glucuronic acid. To date, EPS characterization has been attempted mainly with biofilm aggregates related to water treatment, not air biofiltration. The results of this study may be helpful and provide more information about EPS structure when O3 was added. O3 addition only affected the amount of EPS and not its composition. The greater effect was observed on carbohydrate content since it is the main component in EPS. The EPS/biomass ratio measured was twice lower with O3 addition. Higher removal efficiency (RE) and mineralization rates were obtained with the biofilter subjected to O3 addition, and a smaller volume of a reactor would be necessary to treat all contaminant under this condition. EPS content is only quantitatively reduced by O3 addition, and at the low O3 concentration applied, no structural alteration is noted regarding the composition of the EPS."

Editor

Springer

Fecha de publicación

2018

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

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Arriaga, S. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2018) 25: 19155. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2084-1

Sugerencia de citación

Covarrubias-García, I., Aizpuru, A.

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