Bioaugmentation Strategies for Remediating Mixed Chemical Effluents
- 5 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology Progress
- Vol. 19 (4), 1156-1161
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bp020131z
Abstract
Operationally exhausted metal working fluids are chemically mixed, produced in large quantities (400 000 tonnes year in the U.K.), and potentially environmentally toxic. It is essential to develop more reliable and economical approaches for their disposal. We investigated the effectiveness of a defined bacterial consortium, constructed specifically for treating metal-working fluid (MWF), and contrasted its performance to that of undefined inocula from activated sludge. Construction of the consortium was based on knowledge of the diversity of bacterial communities that naturally colonize MWF and determination of their catabolic abilities and tolerance to the chemical constituents. Chemical analysis of the inoculated MWF bioreactor revealed that, after 100 h at 28 degrees C, the defined inoculum reduced the pollution load by over 80% from an initial chemical oxygen demand of approximately 48 000 mg L(-)(1). The inocula performance was approximately 50% more effective than that of the undefined microbial community from the activated sludge. Furthermore, the performance of the constructed consortium was more reproducible than that of an undefined community, an essential feature for bioaugmentation treatment of industrial wastes.Keywords
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