کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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685059 | 889032 | 2008 | 9 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The effect of inorganic nutrients (sulfate, phosphate, and ammonium chloride) on the aerobic biodegradation of benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX) by Pseudomonas spp. was studied in the laboratory using a glass sand tank. The increase of nutrient levels resulted in enhanced bacterial growth and BTX degradation. Sulfate and phosphate serve as key electron acceptors in the microbiological processes degrading BTX. The observed bacterial morphological changes during BTX degradation reveal that the filamentous bacteria were the dominant species at low temperatures about 20 °C. The spherical and rod-shaped cells became dominant at higher temperatures ranging from 25 °C to 28 °C. When the BTX mixture was allowed to be biodegraded for longer incubation periods of 21–42 h at high phosphate concentrations, large amounts of rod-shaped cells were clustered. The morphological adaptation appears to be controlled by the temperature and nutrient levels in the sandy medium where Pseudomonas spp. thrives.
Journal: Bioresource Technology - Volume 99, Issue 16, November 2008, Pages 7807–7815