From Biofiltration to Promising Options in Gaseous Fluxes Biotreatment

From Biofiltration to Promising Options in Gaseous Fluxes Biotreatment: Recent Developments, New Trends, Advances, and Opportunities addresses different biological methods for the sustainable removal of gaseous contaminants from contaminated streams. The book covers the main fields related to biofiltration and other bioprocesses that mitigate atmospheric pollution, highlighting process principles, providing a description and actualized review of main technologies and presenting the needs and main challenges necessary to scale up emerging technologies. Further, it provides an overview of the biological tools used for the treatment of the gaseous fluxes, with emphasis on traditional and featured options.

• Presents the main biotechnological aspects applied for gas purification, with a focus on process understanding, limitations, and capabilities for different applications
• Promotes a sustainable future for biofiltration by enhancing its performance in accordance with economic and environmental impacts
• Implements new aspects of scientific research and development in the field
• Satisfies the needs of different stakeholders while respecting environmental legislation

Researchers, scientists, graduate students, professors and practitioners in chemical, environmental and bio-engineering

Part 1. Biological Treatment of Gaseous Streams: Attached and Suspended Biomass Units
Part 1.1. Benchmark aspects on biological removal of contaminants from gaseous streams
1. Current challenges and perspectives in gas fluxes biotreatment
2. Biofilters versus bioscrubbers and biotrickling filters: state of the art of biological air treatment
3. Determination of biofilters performances
4. Porous media models for packed-bed characterization
5. Life cycle assessment of biofiltration

Part 1.2. Case Studies/Illustrative Design Aspects
6. High-performance biofilters for air treatment applications
7. Biofiltration of VOCs and PAHs
8. Biogas treatment for H2S, CO2 and other contaminants removal
9. Industrial biofilter case studies

Part 2. Biological Treatment of Gaseous Streams: Phytoremediation and Microalgae Approaches
Part 2.1. Phytosystems for air quality enhancement
10. Particularities of indoor air biotreatment
11. Plant physiological mechanisms of air treatment
12. Plant-microbe interaction within phytosystems used for air treatment
13. Technological aspects of the removal of air pollutants by phytosystems
14. Phytosystems implementation: examples of application in practice

Part 2.2. Microalgae-based approaches
15. Microalgae with potential in air treatment
16. Microalgae photobioreactors for gaseous contaminants removal
17. Microalgae-based biomass production for control of air pollutants
18. CO2 capture from CO2 - rich gases by microalgae
19. A model microalgae for addressing air treatment in spacecrafts
20. Microalgae for combined air revitalization and biomass production for space applications