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Bioremediation of Diesel Fuel Contaminated Soil in a Rotating Bioreactor Part I: Influence of Oxygen Saturation
Author(s) -
Brinkmann Dirk,
Röhrs Joachim,
Schügerl Karl
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199802)21:2<168::aid-ceat168>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - bioremediation , diesel fuel , environmental remediation , bioreactor , environmental science , aeration , soil water , soil contamination , saturation (graph theory) , environmental engineering , population , biostimulation , contamination , waste management , human decontamination , environmental chemistry , chemistry , soil science , engineering , ecology , biology , organic chemistry , mathematics , demography , combinatorics , sociology
Aerobic microbial processes are especially suitable for the remediation of diesel fuel contaminated, finely grained soils. An aqueous sludge of the soils is usually aerated in various bioreactors. This paper deals with the bioremediation of diesel fuel contaminated soil in a rotating drum with lifting flights. The oxygen supply for the microbial population is an important parameter in these processes.