Abstract
The effect of temperature and moisture on the elimination capacity (EC), CO2 production and spore emission by Fusarium solani was studied in biofilters packed with vermiculite and fed with n-pentane. Three temperatures (15, 25 and 35°C) were tested and the highest average EC (64 g m -3 h-1) and lower emission of spores (2.0 × 10 3 CFU m-3 air) were obtained at 25°C. The effect of moisture content of the packing material indicates that the highest EC (65 g m-3 h-1) was obtained at 50% moisture. However, lowest emission (1.3 × 103 CFU m-3 air) was obtained at 80% moisture. Furthermore, the results show that a slight decrease in spore emission was found with increasing moisture content. In all cases, the depletion of the nitrogen source in the biofilter induced the sporulation, a decay of the EC and increased spore emission.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 605-613 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The present research has been sponsored by the CONICYT-Chile (National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research) (FONDECYT Project Number 11080036).
Keywords
- Fungal biofiltration
- Fusarium solani
- Hydrophobic VOCs
- Moisture
- Spore emission
- Temperature