Microbial diversity in a biofilter for the removal of gaseous ammonia and toluene

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Biofilteration is the biological process to treat odor and volatile organic compounds(VOCs). Biological process is one of the most popular treatment technologies for the removal of odor in industry. It has been recognized as a reliable, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly technology. Biofilters have been successfully used for many applications. However, cotreatment of organic and inorganic compounds in the biofilter has been less studied. In this study, trickle-bed biofilter has been applied to treat ammonia and toluene simultaneously. Microbial diversity in the biofilter was also studied to understand the microbial structure and activity.