title: Isolation and selection of phenol-degrading microorganisms from industrial wastewaters and kinetics of the biodegradation.
abstract: Among 22 species of microorganisms isolated from phenol-containing wastewaters, Candida parapsilopsis was found to be capable of growth on a medium with 1 g/L phenol. Kinetic parameters of phenol biodegradation in a batch reactor were determined by measuring biomass growth rates and phenol concentration as a function of fermentation time. The Haldane equation described cell growth adequately, with kinetic constants mumax = 0.174/h, KS = 11.2 mg/L and Ki = 298 mg/L.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rigo
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Alegre
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D002175:Candida / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D019800:Phenol / Q000378:metabolism*; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D019800:Phenol