Bisphenol A removal by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa immobilized on granular activated carbon and operating in a fluidized bed reactor

J Hazard Mater. 2015 Jun 30:291:129-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.072. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

Abstract

Serratia rubidiae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli K12 have been studied for their ability of Bisphenol A removal from aqueous systems and biofilm formation on activated granule carbon. Mathematical equations for biodegradation process have been elaborated and discussed. P. aeruginosa was found the best strain to be employed in the process of Bisphenol A removal. The yield in BPA removal of a P. aeruginosa biofilm grown on GAC and operating in a fluidized bed reactor has been evaluated. The results confirm the usefulness in using biological activated carbon (BAC process) to remove phenol compounds from aqueous systems.

Keywords: BAC process; Bacterial biofilm; Bioremediation; Bisphenol A removal; Fluidized bed reactor.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Benzhydryl Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Biofilms
  • Bioreactors / microbiology*
  • Carbon
  • Charcoal / chemistry
  • Phenols / isolation & purification*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism*
  • Water Pollutants / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Phenols
  • Water Pollutants
  • Charcoal
  • Carbon
  • bisphenol A