Enhanced degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by Pycnoporus cinnabarinus afterpretreatment with Fenton's reagent

Authors
Larking, DM Crawford, RJ Christie, GBY Lonergan, GT
Citation
Dm. Larking et al., Enhanced degradation of polyvinyl alcohol by Pycnoporus cinnabarinus afterpretreatment with Fenton's reagent, APPL ENVIR, 65(4), 1999, pp. 1798-1800
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
65
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1798 - 1800
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(199904)65:4<1798:EDOPAB>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Degradation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was investigated by using a combinat ion of chemical treatment with Fenton's reagent and biological degradation with the white rot fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. Inclusion of the chemica l pretreatment resulted in greater degradation of PVA than the degradation observed when biological degradation alone was used.