Kinetic Study of Naphthalene Biodegradation in Aerobic Slurry Phase Microcosms for the Optimisation of the Process |
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Authors: | G Bestetti E Collina P Di Gennaro M Lasagni D Pitea |
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Institution: | (1) Dipartimento Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio, Università di Milano-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy |
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Abstract: | The research was focused on the slurry-phase biodegradation of naphthalene. The biodegradation process was optimised with preliminary experiments in slurry aerobic microcosms. From soil samples collected on a contaminated site, a Pseudomonas putida strain, called M8, capable to degrade naphthalene was selected. Microcosms were prepared with M8 strain by mixing non-contaminated soil and mineral M9 medium. Different experimental conditions were tested varying naphthalene concentration, soil:water ratio and inoculum density. The disappearance of hydrocarbon, the production of carbon dioxide, and the ratio of total heterotrophic and naphthalene-degrading bacteria were monitored at different incubation times. The kinetic equation that best fitted the disappearance of contaminant with time was determined. The results showed that the isolated strain enhanced the biodegradation rate with respect to the natural biodegradation. |
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Keywords: | biodegradation kinetics microcosms naphthalene Pseudomonas slurry phase |
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