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Isolation and selection of phenol-degrading microorganisms from industrial wastewaters and kinetics of the biodegradation

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Among 22 species of microorganisms isolated from phenol-containing wastewaters,Candida parapsilopsis was found to be capable of growth on a medium with 1 g/L phenol. Kinetic parameters of phenol biodegradation in a batch reactor were determined by measuring biomass growth rates and phenol concentration as a function of fermentation time. The Haldane equation described cell growth adequately, with kinetic constantsμ max=0.174/h,K S=11.2 mg/L andK i=298 mg/L.

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Abbreviations

K 1 :

inhibition constant for phenol, mg/L

K S :

half-saturation constant for phenol, mg/L

μ :

specific growth rate of biomass, l/h

S:

phenol concentration, mg/L

S0 :

initial phenol concentration, mg/L

μ max :

maximum growth rate of biomass, l/h

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Rigo, M., Alegre, R.M. Isolation and selection of phenol-degrading microorganisms from industrial wastewaters and kinetics of the biodegradation. Folia Microbiol 49, 41–45 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931644

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