چكيده لاتين :
The treatment of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) vapors in biotrickling filters for air pollution control
was investigated using different bacterial cultures. In the first phase, reactor was inoculated by the indigenous
organisms and in the next phase, an aerobic microbial consortium able to biodegrade MTSE was used for
reactor bed inoculation. Result was obtained only by specific organism: reactor was able to remove MTBE,
after a short adaptation phase. Laboratory scale biotriekling filters WCrC able to degrade up to 25 g/m.h with
removal efficiency of 90%. They also showed a low rate ofbiomass accumulation.
