DEGRADATION OF HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT COMPOUNDS OF KRAFT PULP-MILL EFFLUENTS BY A COMBINED TREATMENT WITH FUNGI AND BACTERIA

Authors
FEIJOO G VIDAL G MOREIRA MT MENDEZ R LEMA JM
Citation
G. Feijoo et al., DEGRADATION OF HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT COMPOUNDS OF KRAFT PULP-MILL EFFLUENTS BY A COMBINED TREATMENT WITH FUNGI AND BACTERIA, Biotechnology letters, 17(11), 1995, pp. 1261-1266
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
17
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1261 - 1266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1995)17:11<1261:DOHCOK>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Pretreatment of Kraft pulp mill effluents by mycelial pellets or extra cellular lignimolytic liquid from Phanerochaete chrysosporium enhanced the anaerobic degradation of high molecular weight (HMW) compounds up to 79% and 72% respectively, against 45% when only anaerobic digestio n was considered. Decolourization was obtained only after fungal pretr eatment, since both anaerobic digestion and ligninolytic liquid pretre atment of Kraft effluent slightly increased colour.