The Optimization of the Process of Air Purification From Dichloromethane in a Trickle-Bed Biofilter Using Methods of Mathematical Modeling
Methods for the production of biocatalysts, based on modeling and subsequent experimental verification of the model, allow maximal use of the destructive potential of microorganism consortia to optimize the operation of biological filters used for purification of industrial gas-air emissions of industrial enterprises, including volatile halogenated compounds such as dichloromethane. The use of methods of system biology and computer mathematical modeling to increase the duration and efficiency of biofilter functioning was proposed. The use of this approach allowed us to take into consideration the complex regulatory interactions and the entire spectrum of metabolic features of the biological system. The modeling of the air purification process allowed us to select the effective regimes at which the conversion of dichloromethane reached 90% at an initial concentration of 100 mg/m<sup>3</sup> and 50–60% – at a concentration of up to 500 mg/m<sup>3</sup>.