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Modelling the ex situ bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soil in a slurry bioreactor using a hydrocarbon-degrading inoculant

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Bioremediation is a soil clean-up technique which exploits the metabolic capacity of microorganisms to degrade soil contaminants. A model was developed to simulate the ex situ bioremediation of a diesel-contaminated soil in a bio-slurry reactor inoculated with a diesel-degrading bacterial strain. Mass transfer processes involving desorption of diesel from soil to water and volatilization of diesel from water, and biodegradation by the bacterial inoculant were included in the model by using Weibull sigmoid kinetics and logistic/Monod kinetics respectively. Model parameters were estimated in batch-based abiotic and biodegradation experiments. Sensitivity analysis revealed the importance of maintaining a high bacterial density in the system for maximum bioremediation efficiency. The model was validated using a pilot bioreactor monitored for 528 h, which removed almost 90% of the diesel present in the system. The results revealed the capacity of the model to predict the bioremediation efficiency under different scenarios by adapting the input parameters to each system.
Tijdschrift: Journal of environmental management
ISSN: 0301-4797
Volume: 246
Pagina's: 840 - 848
Jaar van publicatie:2019
Trefwoorden:Bio-slurry reactor, ex situ bioremediation, Diesel-contaminated soil, Sigmoid desorption kinetics, Monod biodegradation kinetics
BOF-keylabel:ja
IOF-keylabel:ja
BOF-publication weight:3
CSS-citation score:1
Auteurs:International
Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Closed