Biological Treatments for VOC-Contaminated Off-Gas: Advances, Challenges, and Energetic Valorization Opportunities
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(11), P. 4802 - 4802
Published: May 23, 2025
Volatile
organic
compounds
(VOC)
are
major
contributors
to
the
burgeoning
air
pollution
issue,
predominantly
from
industrial
areas,
with
well-documented
environmental
and
health
risks,
which
demand
efficient
sustainable
control
policies.
This
review
analyzes
current
technological
challenges
investigates
recent
developments
in
biological
treatment
technologies
for
VOC-contaminated
off-gases,
including
biofilters,
biotrickling
filters,
bioscrubber,
as
well
emerging
technologies,
such
bioaugmentation
microbial
fuel
cells
(MFCs).
Operational
performance,
economic
feasibility,
adaptability
various
applications
assessed,
alongside
opportunities
integration
other
energy
recovery
technologies.
Biological
systems
offer
considerable
advantages
regarding
cost
savings
lower
impacts
enhanced
operational
flexibility,
particularly
when
combined
innovative
materials
optimization
techniques.
Nevertheless,
persist,
choosing
best
settings
suited
different
VOC
streams
addressing
biofilm
concerns
scalability.
Overall,
treatments
encouraging
solutions,
though
continued
research
into
reactor
design,
dynamics,
MFC-based
energetic
valorization
is
essential
broader
application.
These
insights
cover
advancements
highlight
continuous
need
prowess
forge
control.
Language: Английский
The Fate of Chemical Contaminants in Soil with a View to Potential Risk to Human Health: A Review
Environments,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 183 - 183
Published: May 30, 2025
This
review
reports
some
aspects
of
soil
contaminant
chemistry
and
its
fundamental
role
in
shaping
the
soil–human
health
relationship.
Exposure
to
contaminants
can
occur
through
direct
pathways,
such
as
ingestion,
inhalation,
dermal
contact,
well
indirect
including
food
chain
contamination
via
plant
uptake
or
groundwater
leaching.
The
mobility
persistence
organic
inorganic
pollutants
are
primarily
controlled
by
sorption–desorption
processes,
which
involve
a
complex
interplay
physical
chemical
mechanisms.
Soil
properties,
pH,
matter
content,
clay
minerals,
oxide
hydroxides,
play
crucial
regulating
these
processes
determining
behavior.
A
high
sorption
capacity
enhances
soil’s
ability
mitigate
pollutant
mobility,
thereby
reducing
their
infiltration
into
accumulation
chain.
Soils
rich
fine-textured
clay,
effectively
immobilize
contaminants,
limiting
bioavailability
potential
harm
human
health.
deeper
understanding
how
characteristics
influence
is
critical
addressing
hazards
pollution
for
Beyond
merely
assessing
concentrations,
it
essential
consider
dynamic
governing
fate
soil,
they
ultimately
shape
exposure
pathways
risks.
knowledge
key
developing
more
effective
strategies
mitigating
protecting
public
Language: Английский