The influence of upflow velocity and hydraulic retention time changes on taxonomic and functional characterization in Fluidized Bed Reactor treating commercial laundry wastewater in co-digestion with domestic sewage.

abstract：:The natural estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E2) is a major endocrine disruptor, with adverse effects on wildlife and humans. The aim of this study was to isolate microorganisms able to effectively remove E2 from wastewater. Accordingly, five E2-degrading strains of bacteria were isolated from activated sludge collected fro...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jiang L,Yang J,Chen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosorption equilibrium isotherms of Ni(II) onto marine brown algae Lobophora variegata, which was chemically-modified by CaCl(2) were studied and modeled. To predict the biosorption isotherms and to determine the characteristic parameters for process design, twenty-three one-, two-, three-, four- and five-paramet...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Basha S,Jaiswar S,Jha B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing production of several plastics such as expanded polystyrene, widely used as packaging and building materials, has caused the release of considerable amounts of pentane employed as an expanding agent. Today many microorganisms are used to degrade hydrocarbons in order to minimize contamination caused by ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ionata E,De Blasio P,La Cara F

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon supplementation, soil moisture and soil aeration are believed to enhance in situ bioremediation of PAH-contaminated soils by stimulating the growth of indigenous microorganisms. However, the effects of added carbon and nitrogen together with soil moisture and soil aeration on the dissipation of PAHs and on asso...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Teng Y,Luo Y,Ping L,Zou D,Li Z,Christie P

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous-flow column study was conducted to evaluate the long-term effects of in situ biostimulation on the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil from a manufactured gas plant site. Simulated groundwater amended with oxygen and inorganic nutrients was introduced into one column, while a...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Richardson SD,Jones MD,Singleton DR,Aitken MD

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenanthrene mineralization rates were found to vary widely among four soils; differences in soil nutrient levels was one hypothesis to explain this variation. To test this hypothesis, phenanthrene mineralization rates were measured in these soils with, and without, added nitrogen and phosphorus. Mineralization rates ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Johnson CR,Scow KM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast development of ionic liquids as gaining more and more attention valuable chemicals will undoubtedly lead to environmental pollution. New formulations and application of ionic liquids may result in contamination in the presence of hydrophobic compounds, such as petroleum mixtures. We hypothesize that in the presen...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chrzanowski L,Stasiewicz M,Owsianiak M,Szulc A,Piotrowska-Cyplik A,Olejnik-Schmidt AK,Wyrwas B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial yield prediction is critical for bioprocess optimization and modeling of natural biological systems. In previous work, an expanded thermodynamic true yield prediction model was developed through incorporating carbon balance and nitrogen balance along with electron balance and energy balance. In the present w...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Xiao J,VanBriesen JM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air-born mixed fungal and bacterial culture capable of complete degradation of ciliatine was isolated. The utilization of the natural organophosphonate proceeded in the phosphate independent manner. Enzymatic activity involved in ciliatine degradation studied in the fungal cell-free extract proved to be distinct from ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Klimek-Ochab M,Obojska A,Picco AM,Lejczak B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contaminated soils, efficiency of natural attenuation or engineered bioremediation largely depends on biodegradation capacities of the local microflorae. In the present study, the biodegradation capacities of various microflorae towards diesel oil were determined in laboratory conditions. Microflorae were collected...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Penet S,Vendeuvre C,Bertoncini F,Marchal R,Monot F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic iron oxides (goethite, alpha-FeO.OH; hematite, Fe2O3; and ferrihydrite, Fe(OH)3) were used as model compounds to simulate the mineralogy of surface films on carbon steel. Dissolution of these oxides exposed to pure cultures of the metal-reducing bacterium, Shewanella putrefaciens, was followed by direct atom...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Little B,Wagner P,Hart K,Ray R,Lavoie D,Nealson K,Aguilar C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent study on the degradation of N,N'-dibutylurea (DBU), a breakdown product of benomyl [methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-benzimidazole carbamate], the active ingredient in Benlate fungicides, degradation half-lives of 1.4-46.5 days were observed across several soils incubated at various combinations of soil moistur...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Bischoff M,Lee LS,Turco RF

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fuel and lubricating oil leaks produce an oily wastewater that creates an environmental problem for industries. Dissolved air flotation (DAF) has been successfully employed for the separation of oily contaminants. Collectors constitute an auxiliary tool in the DAF process that enhances the separation efficiency by fac...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Silva EJ,Silva IA,Brasileiro PPF,Correa PF,Almeida DG,Rufino RD,Luna JM,Santos VA,Sarubbo LA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoterpenes are important renewable resources for the perfume and flavour industry but the pathways and enzymology of their degradation by microorganisms are not well documented. Until recently the acyclic monoterpene alcohols, (+)-camphor and the isomers of limonene were the only compounds for which significant sect...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Trudgill PW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyquinol, a common metabolite of aromatic compounds, is readily auto-oxidized to hydroxyquinone. Enzymatic activities that metabolized hydroxyquinone were observed from the cell extracts of Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723. An enzyme capable of transforming hydroxyquinone was partially purified, and its ac...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Bohuslavek J,Chanama S,Crawford RL,Xun L

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organophosphorous pesticide, demeton-S-methyl was transformed by Corynebacterium glutamicum in co-metabolism with more readily degradable substrates. Glucose, acetate and fructose were tested as growth substrates, and the highest demeton-S-methyl biotransformation average rate (0.78 mg l(-1) h(-1)) and maximum ins...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Girbal L,Rols JL,Lindley ND

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichloroethylene (TCE) is extensively used in commercial applications, despite its risk to human health via soil and groundwater contamination. The stability of TCE, which is a useful characteristic for commercial application, makes it difficult to remove it from the environment. Numerous studies have demonstrated th...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Liu J,Amemiya T,Chang Q,Qian Y,Itoh K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzoyl coenzyme A reductase (BCR) catalyzes dearomatization of benzoyl coenzyme A (benzoyl-CoA), which is the central step in the anaerobic degradative pathways for a variety of aromatic compounds. This study developed a PCR method for the detection and quantification of BCR genes in bacterial strains and environment...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Hosoda A,Kasai Y,Hamamura N,Takahata Y,Watanabe K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal degradation is emerging as a new powerful tool for the removal of potent neurotoxin pesticide, monocrotophos. Therefore, the present study is aimed at comparative characterization of monocrotophos degrading ability of three different fungal strains. Fungal strains were isolated from local agricultural soil by e...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jain R,Garg V,Yadav D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the presence of an alternate toxic compound (phenol) on the p-nitrophenol (PNP)-degrading activity of freely suspended and calcium alginate immobilized Nocardioides sp. NSP41 was investigated. In the single substrate experiments, when the concentration of phenol and PNP was increased to 1400 mg l(-1) and...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Cho YG,Rhee SK,Lee ST

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of nickel (added as NiCl2) on mesophilic anaerobic fermentation of Phragmites australis straw and cow dung was demonstrated by investigating the biogas properties, pH values, organic matter degradation [chemical oxygen demand (COD)] and enzyme activities (cellulase, protease and dehydrogenase) during th...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Tian Y,Zhang H,Chai Y,Wang L,Mi X,Zhang L,Ware MA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic mechanism for the transformation of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) by different white-rot fungi strains was studied. With the exception of Ganoderma applanatum 8168, all strains from a collection of 17 different fungi cultures were able to deplete parathion. Three strains showing the highest activiti...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jauregui J,Valderrama B,Albores A,Vazquez-Duhalt R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biodegradation of rubber particles in rubber-soil mixtures at different rubber contents was monitored by the carbon dioxide production. The cumulative carbon dioxide production was modelled according to a two parameter exponential function. The model provides an excellent fit (R2 > 0.98) for the observed data. The...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Keursten GT,Groenevelt PH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from river sediment which was able to grow with nitrilotriacetic acid as a combined carbon, nitrogen and energy source in the absence of molecular oxygen using nitrate as the terminal electron acceptor. Batch growth parameters and mass balances are reported for growth under both ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wanner U,Kemmler J,Weilenmann HU,Egli T,el-Banna T,Auling G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol is a renewable biofuel, and it can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. The biomass is usually converted to hydrolysates that consist of sugar and sugar derivatives, such as furfural. Yeast ferments sugar to ethanol, but furfural higher than 3 mM is inhibitory. It can take several days for yeast cells to ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Li Q,Metthew Lam LK,Xun L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three identical upflow laboratory-scale biofilters, inoculated with the benzene-degrading strain Pseudomonas sp. NCIMB 9688 but filled up with different packing media (PM), specifically raw sugarcane bagasse, sieved sugarcane bagasse and peat, were employed to eliminate benzene from waste air. Biofilters performances ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Zilli M,Daffonchio D,Di Felice R,Giordani M,Converti A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo model was developed to characterize the molecular composition of polychlorinated alkane mixtures. The model is based upon a simulation of the free-radical chlorination process by which polychlorinated alkane mixtures are produced industrially from n-alkanes. In the model, the free-radical chlorination re...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jensen SR,Brown WA,Heath E,Cooper DG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissipation of atrazine, chlorpyrifos and iprodione in a biopurification system and changes in the microbial and some biological parameters influenced by the rhizosphere of Lolium perenne were studied in a column system packed with an organic biomixture. Three column depths were analyzed for residual pesticides, p...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Diez MC,Elgueta S,Rubilar O,Tortella GR,Schalchli H,Bornhardt C,Gallardo F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although information about the ability of some filamentous fungi to biodegrade organophosphonates is available, the knowledge about accompanying changes in fungal metabolism is very limited. The aim of our study was to determine the utilization of the chosen, structurally diverse aminophosphonates by Aspergillus terre...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Lenartowicz P,Kafarski P,Lipok J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impacts of feeding ratio and loading rate on the microbial community during co-digestion of grass silage with cow manure in an anaerobic laboratory continuously stirred tank reactor were investigated by 16S rRNA gene-based fingerprints. The microbial community remained stable when the reactor was fed with cow manu...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang H,Tolvanen K,Lehtomäki A,Puhakka J,Rintala J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00