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Aerobic biodegradation of chlorpyrifos (CP) by Aspergillus sp. was investigated in batch and continuous packed bed bioreactors. The optimal process parameters for achieving the maximum removal efficiency (RE), determined using a batch bioreactor packed with polyurethane foam pieces, were inoculum level: 2.5 mg (wet weight) mL−1, pH 7.0, temperature 28 °C, DO 5.8 mg L−1, and CP concentration 300 mg L−1. The continuous packed bed bioreactor was operated at flow rates ranging from 10 to 40 mL h−1 while keeping other parameters at their optimal level. Steady-state CP removal efficiencies greater than 85 % were obtained up to the inlet loading of 180 mg L−1 d−1. The continuous bioreactor behaved as a plug flow unit and was able to stabilize quickly after perturbation in the inlet loading.
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One of the authors (Maya Yadav) is thankful to ICMR, New Delhi, Government of India, for the financial support in the form of JRF and SRF.
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Siddh Nath Upadhyay is a DAE-Raja Ramanna Emeritus Fellow
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Yadav, M., Srivastva, N., Shukla, A.K. et al. Efficacy of Aspergillus sp. for Degradation of Chlorpyrifos in Batch and Continuous Aerated Packed Bed Bioreactors. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 175, 16–24 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-014-1244-0
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