TY - JOUR
T1 - Decolourisation of molasses wastewater by cells of Pseudomonas fluorescens immobilised on porous cellulose carrier
AU - Dahiya, J
AU - Singh, D
AU - Singh - Nee Nigam, Poonam
PY - 2001/5
Y1 - 2001/5
N2 - Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from soil samples contaminated with molasses, decolourised molasses wastewater (MWW) samples up to 76% under non-sterile conditions in four days at 30 degreesC. Immobilised cells could be reused for decolourisation activity. However, in subsequent cycles, this was found to decrease from 76% to 50% and from 50% to 24%. Decolourisation activity was regenerated from 30%, to 45% by recultivating the immobilised cells in a fresh growth medium. Cellulose carrier coated with collagen was found to be most effective carrier, which produced the highest decolourisation activity of 94% in a 4-day process. This carrier could be reused with 50% of the decolourisation activity retained until the seventh day. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from soil samples contaminated with molasses, decolourised molasses wastewater (MWW) samples up to 76% under non-sterile conditions in four days at 30 degreesC. Immobilised cells could be reused for decolourisation activity. However, in subsequent cycles, this was found to decrease from 76% to 50% and from 50% to 24%. Decolourisation activity was regenerated from 30%, to 45% by recultivating the immobilised cells in a fresh growth medium. Cellulose carrier coated with collagen was found to be most effective carrier, which produced the highest decolourisation activity of 94% in a 4-day process. This carrier could be reused with 50% of the decolourisation activity retained until the seventh day. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
M3 - Article
VL - 78
SP - 111
EP - 114
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
SN - 0960-8524
IS - 1
ER -