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Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane removal using an isolated bacterial strain in the biotrickling filter

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) is a volatile organosilicon compound present in biogas derived from widely using industrial and consumer products. Due to being harmful to many organisms at very low concentrations and forming SiO sub(2) deposits during biogas combustion, the degradation of D4 was i...

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Published in:Biochemical engineering journal 2014-10, Vol.91, p.46-52
Main Authors: Wang, Jiajia, Zhang, Weijiang, Xu, Jiao, Li, Yunhui, Xu, Xuetao
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Language:English
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Summary:Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) is a volatile organosilicon compound present in biogas derived from widely using industrial and consumer products. Due to being harmful to many organisms at very low concentrations and forming SiO sub(2) deposits during biogas combustion, the degradation of D4 was investigated. The D4-degrading culture was taken from the effluent of an organic silicon manufacturer. The isolation and the purification were performed. The isolated bacterial strain was inoculated in a biotrickling filter. The effects of the pH, the D4 inlet concentration, the empty bed residence time (EBRT), and the liquid flowrate on the removal performance of D4 were investigated. It is shown that the optimum pH for D4 degradation was 4.0-6.0. The max removal efficiency (RE) of D4 of 60.2% and the max elimination capacity (EC) of 165.4 mg m super(-3) h super(-1) were obtained. The main metabolic products consist of HOSiMe sub(2)OH, HOSiMe sub(2)OSiMe sub(2)OH, Me sub(3)SiO(CO) sub(2)OSiMe sub(3), , and Si(OH) sub(4). The degradation pathways and mechanism for D4 degradation by Phyllobacterium myrsinacearum were proposed.
ISSN:1369-703X
1873-295X
DOI:10.1016/j.bej.2014.07.003