title: Integrated fungal biomass and activated sludge treatment for textile wastewaters bioremediation.
abstract: A combined biological process was investigated for effective textile wastewater treatment. The process consisted of a first step performed by selected fungal biomasses, mainly devoted to the effluent decolourisation, and of a subsequent stage by means of activated sludge, in order to reduce the remaining COD and toxicity. In particular, the treatment with Trametes pubescens MUT 2400, selected over nine strains, achieved very good results in respect to all parameters. The final scale-up phase in a moving bed bioreactor with the supported biomass of the fungus allowed to verify the effectiveness of the treatment with high volumes. Despite promising results, further steps must be taken in order to optimize the use of these biomasses for a full exploitation of their oxidative potential in textile wastewater treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università degli Studi di Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anastasi
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spina
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romagnolo
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tigini
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prigione
authors.forename: Giovanna Cristina
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Varese
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D018533:Biomass; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects; D042845:Laccase / Q000378:metabolism; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D013784:Textiles; D062065:Wastewater / Q000382:microbiology*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D042845:Laccase; D009195:Peroxidase; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012722:Sewage; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C028279:polyurethane foam