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

Luigi Mita; Laura Grumiro; Sergio Rossi; Carmen Bianco; Roberto Defez; Pasquale Gallo; Damiano Gustavo Mita; Nadia Diano

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.072

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.

Authors

Luigi Mita¹, Laura Grumiro², Sergio Rossi³, Carmen Bianco⁴, Roberto Defez⁴, Pasquale Gallo⁵, Damiano Gustavo Mita⁶, Nadia Diano⁷

Affiliations

¹ National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy.
² National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
³ Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy.
⁴ Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
⁵ Dipartimento di Chimica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Via della Salute 2, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy.
⁶ National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy. Electronic address: mita@igb.cnr.it.
⁷ National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via S.M. di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples Italy.

PMID: 25781217
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.02.072

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