Response of a periodically operated halophilic biofilm reactor to changes in salt concentration
Autor: | R. L. Irvine, C. R. Woolard |
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Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Zdroj: | Water Science and Technology. 31:41-50 |
ISSN: | 1996-9732 0273-1223 |
DOI: | 10.2166/wst.1995.0010 |
Popis: | A moderate halophilic organism was isolated from the Great Salt Lake, UT, USA which utilized phenol in a simulated waste brine containing 1–15% salt. Growth characteristics of this organism were not affected by preculture salt concentration. When placed in a periodically operated Sequencing Batch Biofilm Reactor (SBBR), the organism formed a biofilm on the gas permeable silicone tubing used to aerate the reactor. Reactor performance was not effected by large (14%) step changes in salt concentration. The results suggest that biofilms of halophilic bacteria can be used to effectively treat waste brines with high and variable salt contents. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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