THE BIODEGRADATION OF RECALCITRANT EFFLUENTS FROM AN OLIVE MILL BY A WHITE-ROT FUNGUS

Authors
DANNIBALE A CRESTINI C VINCIGUERRA V SERMANNI GG
Citation
A. Dannibale et al., THE BIODEGRADATION OF RECALCITRANT EFFLUENTS FROM AN OLIVE MILL BY A WHITE-ROT FUNGUS, Journal of biotechnology, 61(3), 1998, pp. 209-218
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Journal of biotechnology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01681656
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
209 - 218
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-1656(1998)61:3<209:TBOREF>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Biodegradation of olive-mill wastewater (OMW) was performed by the pol yurethane-immobilized mycelium of Lentinula edodes. Throughout three c onsecutive treatment cycles of the effluent significant abatements of its polluting characteristics were observed. In fact, its contents in total organic carbon, total phenols, total ortho-diphenol were dramati cally reduced. In addition, a significant effluent decolorization was evident. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.