THE USE OF WHITE-ROT FUNGUS FUNALIA-TROGII (MALATYA) FOR THE DECOLORIZATION AND PHENOL REMOVAL FROM OLIVE MILL WASTE-WATER

Authors
YESILADA O FISKIN K YESILADA E
Citation
O. Yesilada et al., THE USE OF WHITE-ROT FUNGUS FUNALIA-TROGII (MALATYA) FOR THE DECOLORIZATION AND PHENOL REMOVAL FROM OLIVE MILL WASTE-WATER, Environmental technology, 16(1), 1995, pp. 95-100
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Environmental technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09593330
Volume
16
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
95 - 100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-3330(1995)16:1<95:TUOWFF>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The aerobic digestion of olive mill wastewater (OMW) in static and agi tated cultures was studied. The white rot fungus Funalia trogii showed 31% and 38% colour removal and 77% and 72% phenol removal in static a nd agitated cultures. 40% chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction was a lso obtained.