Journal
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 162, Issue -, Pages 103-111Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.058
Keywords
Biodegradation; Phenol; Immobilization; Sphingomonas sp GY2B; Inhibitory effect; Intra-particle diffusion
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Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFD0801000]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41673092, 41472038, 41273122]
- Science and Technology Plan of Guangdong Province, China [2014A020216002, 2016B020242004]
- Guangdong special support program for millions of leading engineering talents [201626011]
- Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China [201604020064]
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In this study, batch experiments were carried out to evaluate the biodegradation of phenol by Sphingomonas sp. GY2B, which were immobilized in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-sodium alginate-kaolin beads under different conditions. The optimal degradation performance was achieved by GY2B immobilized in beads containing 1.0% (w/v) of kaolin, 10% (w/v) of PVA, 0.3% (w/v) of sodium alginate, 10% (v/v) of biomass dosage, and exposed to an initial phenol concentration of 100 mg/L. The experimental results indicated that PVA-sodium alginate-kaolin beads can accelerate the degradation rate of phenol by reducing the degradation time and also improve degradation rate. The biodegradation rate of phenol by immobilized cells (16.79 +/- 0.81 mg/(L.h)) was significantly higher than that of free cells (11.49 +/- 1.29 mg/(L.h)) under the above optimal conditions. GY2B immobilized on beads was more competent than free GY2B in degradation under conditions with high phenol concentrations (up to 300 mg/L) and in strong acidic (pH = 1) and alkaline (pH = 12) environments. Higher phenol concentrations inhibit the biomass and reduce the biodegradation rate, while the lower biodegradation rate at low initial phenol concentrations is attributed to mass transfer limitations. The Haldane inhibitory model was in agreement with the experimental data well, revealing that phenol showed a considerable inhibitory effect on the biodegradation by Sphingomonas sp. GY2B, especially at concentrations higher than 90 mg/L. Infra-particle diffusion model analysis suggests that adsorption of phenol by immobilized beads was controlled by both rapid surface adsorption as well as pore diffusion mechanism. It's worth noting that the presence of 1 mg/L Cr (VI) enhanced the biodegradation of phenol by free cells, while Cr(VI) showed no obvious impact on the removal of phenol by immobilized cells. In addition, immobilized cells were reused 16 times and removed 99.5% phenol, and when stored at 4 degrees C for 90 days, more than 99% phenol was removed. These results showed that immobilized cells can significantly improve the microbial degradation performance, and protect microorganisms against unfavorable environment. It is implied that PVA-sodium alginate-kaolin beads have great potential to be applied in a practical and economical phenolic wastewater treatment system.
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