title: Bisphenol A removal by a Pseudomonas aeruginosa immobilized on granular activated carbon and operating in a fluidized bed reactor.
abstract: Serratia rubidiae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli K12 have been studied for their ability of Bisphenol A removal from aqueous systems and biofilm formation on activated granule carbon. Mathematical equations for biodegradation process have been elaborated and discussed. P. aeruginosa was found the best strain to be employed in the process of Bisphenol A removal. The yield in BPA removal of a P. aeruginosa biofilm grown on GAC and operating in a fluidized bed reactor has been evaluated. The results confirm the usefulness in using biological activated carbon (BAC process) to remove phenol compounds from aqueous systems.
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grumiro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Defez
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Via della Salute 2, 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Institute of Genetic and Biophysics "ABT", Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples Italy. Electronic address: mita@igb.cnr.it.
authors.forename: Damiano Gustavo
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mita
authors.affiliation: National Laboratory on Endocrine Disruptors, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Via P. Castellino, 111, 80131 Naples, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Via S.M. di Costantinopoli, 16, 80138 Naples Italy.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Diano
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018441:Biofilms; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D002244:Carbon; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D002244:Carbon; D002606:Charcoal; D010636:Phenols; D014873:Water Pollutants; C006780:bisphenol A; D000098826:Bisphenol A Compounds
keywords: BAC process; Bacterial biofilm; Bioremediation; Bisphenol A removal; Fluidized bed reactor