Abstract (EN):
Phenol biodegradation in a batch reactor using a pure culture of Pseudomonas putida DSM 548 was studied. The purpose of the experiments was to determine the kinetics of biodegradation by measuring biomass growth rates and phenol concentration as a function of time in a batch reactor. The Haldane equation mu = mu(m)S/((K-s + S + S-2)/K-i) adequately describes cell growth with kinetic constants mu(m) = 0.436 h(-1), K-s = 6.19 mg l(-1), K-i = 54.1 mg l(-1). These values are in the range of those published in literature for pure or mixed cultures degrading phenol.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
5