Sorption and Biodegradation of Vapor-Phase Organic Compounds with Wastewater Sludge and Food Waste Compost
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
To test the possible use of composted food waste and wastewater sludge as biofilters to treat gas-phase volatile organic compounds (VOCs), batch experiments were conducted with an isolated strain that could degrade aromatic compounds under aerobic conditions. A benzene and trichloroethylene (TCE) mixture was used as the gas-phase pollutant in experiments with composted food waste, sludge, and soil. Under aerobic conditions, benzene was degraded as a primary substrate and TCE was degraded cometabolically, with water contents varying from 6 to 60% (volume of water added/volume of solid). Optimal water content for VOC removal was 12% for the soil, 36% for the composted food waste, and 48% for the sludge.
Source Publication
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Recommended Citation
Hye-Jin Kim, Kyung-Suk Cho, Jae-Woo Park, Mark N. Goltz, Jee-Hyeong Khim & Jae Young Kim (2001) Sorption and Biodegradation of Vapor-Phase Organic Compounds with Wastewater Sludge and Food Waste Compost, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 51:8, 1237-1244, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10473289.2001.10464343
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