| Title | Enhanced phenol degradation by Pseudomonas sp. SA01: Gaining insight into the novel single and hybrid immobilizations. | | Author(s) | Mollaei M, Abdollahpour S, Atashgahi S, Abbasi H, Masoomi F, Rad I, Lotfi AS, Zahiri HS, Vali H, Noghabi KA | | Institution | National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), P.O. Box 14155-6343, Tehran, Iran. | | Source | J Hazard Mater 2009 Oct 9. | | Abstract | In this work, Pseudomonas sp. SA01 cells were immobilized in a series of singular and hybrid immobilization techniques to achieve enhanced phenol removal. The singular immobilization strategies consisted of various concentrations of alginate (2-4%) and pectin (3-5%), while the hybrid strategies incorporated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-alginate and glycerol-alginate beads and alginate-chitosan-alginate (ACA) capsules. Immobilization protected cells against phenol and resulted in remarkable reduction (65%) in degradation time by cells immobilized in either alginate (3%) beads, in a hybrid PVA-alginate beads, or in ACA capsules compared to freely suspended cells. Cells immobilized in PVA-alginate and ACA provided the best performance in experiments using elevated phenol concentrations, up to 2000mg/L, with complete degradation of 2000mg/L phenol after 100 and 110h, respectively. Electron microscopy examination indicated that cell loading capacity was increased in PVA-alginate hybrid beads through reduced cell leakage, resulting in higher activity of PVA-alginate hybrid beads compared to all other immobilization methods. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19883975 |
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