Aerobic granules to treat wastewater containing o-nitrophenol were successfully developed in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) using activated sludge as inoculum. Stable aerobic granules were obtained with a clearly defined shape and diameters ranging from 2 to 6 mm after 122 days of operation. The integrity coefficient (IC) and granules density was found to be 98% and 1,054 kg m−3 respectively. After development of aerobic granules, o-nitrophenols were successfully degraded to an efficiency of 78% at a concentration of 70 mg L−1. GC-MS study revealed that the biodegradation of o-nitrophenol occured via catechol via nitrobenzene pathway. Specific o-nitrophenol biodegradation rates followed the Haldane model and the associated kinetic parameters were found as follows: Vmax = 3.96 g o-nitrophenol g−1VSS−1d−1, Ks = 198.12 mg L−1, and Ki = 31.16 mg L−1. The aerobic granules proved to be a feasible and effective way to degrade o-nitrophenol containing wastewater.
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June 01 2012
Biodegradation of o-nitrophenol by aerobic granules with glucose as co-substrate
Farrukh Basheer;
1Environmental Engineering Section, Department of Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
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M. H. Isa;
M. H. Isa
2Civil Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
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I. H. Farooqi
I. H. Farooqi
1Environmental Engineering Section, Department of Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, India
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Water Sci Technol (2012) 65 (12): 2132–2139.
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Received:
November 21 2011
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January 30 2012
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Farrukh Basheer, M. H. Isa, I. H. Farooqi; Biodegradation of o-nitrophenol by aerobic granules with glucose as co-substrate. Water Sci Technol 1 June 2012; 65 (12): 2132–2139. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2012.123
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