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Decolourisation of a pigment plant effluent by Pycnoporus cinnabarinus in a packed-bed bioreactor

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The decolourisation of wastewater from a pigment plant by the white-rot fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus was studied in a packed-bed bioreactor. Decolourisation was first observed 48 to 72 h after inoculation and was followed using UV/VIS spectrophotometry. An assessment of the inhibitory properties of the effluent on the growth of Pycnoporus cinnabarinus showed that this fungus can tolerate high levels of potentially toxic waste.

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  1. Centre for Applied Colloid and BioColloid Science, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, 3122, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia

    Kirsten Schliephake, Greg T. Lonergan, Cameron L. Jones & David E. Mainwaring

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Schliephake, K., Lonergan, G.T., Jones, C.L. et al. Decolourisation of a pigment plant effluent by Pycnoporus cinnabarinus in a packed-bed bioreactor. Biotechnol Lett 15, 1185–1188 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131213

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