Biodegradation of Polyethoxylated Nonylphenols in Packed-Bed Biofilm Reactors

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (21) ◽  
pp. 6681-6687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Bertin ◽  
Diana Di Gioia ◽  
Claudia Barberio ◽  
Laura Salvadori ◽  
Leonardo Marchetti ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald E. Speitel ◽  
Robert L. Segar

Aerobic cometabolism of chlorinated aliphatic solvents in biofilm reactors is a potential treatment technology for contaminated water and air streams. This research investigated cometabolism by pure and mixed cultures of methanotrophs and mixed cultures of phenol-degrading bacteria. Initial experiments with continuous-flow, packed-bed bioreactors proved unsuccessful; therefore, the major focus of the work was on sequencing biofilm reactors, which cycle between two modes of operation, degradation of chlorinated solvents and rejuvenation of the microbial population. Particular success was obtained with a mixed culture of phenol degraders in the treatment of chlorinated ethenes (e.g., trichloroethylene - TCE). Under the best operating conditions, 90% removal of TCE occurred at a 14-minute packed-bed hydraulic residence time. The bioreactors required only two, 1.5 h biomass rejuvenation periods per day to sustain this removal. Experiments with Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b were less successful because of the organism's slow growth rate, relatively poor ability to attach to surfaces, and its inability to successfully compete with other methanotrophs in the bioreactor environment. Overall, however, the research demonstrated the potential attractiveness of sequencing biofilm reactors in treating water contaminated with chlorinated solvents.


1989 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher T. Skowlund ◽  
Dale W. Kirmse

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shafkat Ali Beg ◽  
Mirza Manirul Hassan ◽  
Muhammad Arshad Saeed Chaudhry

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2195-2204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Macías-Flores ◽  
Angélica Tafoya-Garnica ◽  
Nora Ruiz-Ordaz ◽  
Angélica Salmerón-Alcocer ◽  
Cleotilde Juárez-Ramírez ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 678-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Raganati ◽  
A. Procentese ◽  
G. Olivieri ◽  
M.E. Russo ◽  
P. Gotz ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 270-280
Author(s):  
Tharanga N. Weerasinghe Mohottige ◽  
Anna H. Kaksonen ◽  
Ka Yu Cheng ◽  
Ranjan Sarukkalige ◽  
Maneesha P. Ginige

1981 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-317
Author(s):  
Alain D. Meunier ◽  
Kenneth J. Williamson

1981 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-338
Author(s):  
Alain D. Meunier ◽  
Kenneth J. Williamson
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2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 67-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Alpaslan Kocamemi ◽  
F. Çeçen

The aim was to investigate the inhibitory effect of the xenobiotic 1,2-DCA on nitrification during the cometabolic degradation in a packed bed nitrifying biofilm reactor. This xenobiotic inhibited primarily the conversion of NH4-N to hydroxylamine by binding to the AMO enzyme. It had no inhibitory effect on the conversion of nitrite to nitrate. At high NH4-N loadings, the presence of 1,2-DCA inhibited NH4-N utilisation more severely than at low loadings. The suppressing effect of 1,2-DCA on NH4-N utilisation was found to be reversible due to the ability of cells to recover from inhibition. These results could fill a gap in the literature about the potential use of nitrifying biofilm systems for cometabolic treatment of 1,2-DCA and could be useful in the design of engineered 1,2-DCA remediation/treatment in biofilm reactors.


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