Effect of spent cotton stalks on color removal and chemical oxygen demand lowering in olive oil mill wastewater by white rot fungi

Wastewater from olive oil mill was decolorized (and its chemical oxygen demand reduced in static cultivation) using the fungiCoriolus versicolor, Funalia trogii, Phanerochœte chrysosporium andPleurotus sajor-caju. The effect of cotton stalk on decolorizing and COD removing capability was demonstrated.P. chrysosporium (in 20% medium with cotton stalk) reduced the COD by 48% and color by 58%,F. trogii (in 30% medium with cotton stalk) by 51 and 55%, respectively.     

Effect of synthetic and natural culture media on laccase production by white rot fungi

Laccase is among the major enzymes of white rot fungi involved in lignocellulose degradation. The present paper reports its production by two white rot fungi (Coriolus versicolor, Funalia trogii) under different nutritional conditions. Various synthetic culture media and natural culture medium (molasses wastewater) were tested. Enzyme production in various synthetic culture media, molasses wastewater (vinasse) culture medium and in the absence or presence of cotton stalk supplements showed that vinasse culture medium was a better laccase-inducer medium than the synthetic culture medium. Addition of cotton stalk to various media enhanced the enzyme production. The highest laccase activity was obtained in vinasse culture medium with cotton stalk.     

Biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewaterby Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii:effects of agitation, initial COD concentration, inoculum size and immobilization

The biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) by Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii was investigated. Initial COD concentration, agitation and inoculum size were all found to be significant for biodegradation. Adding glucose, sulphate or nitrogen had no effect on biodegradation. During growth in optimum conditions, C.versicolor removed approximately 63% COD, 90% phenol and 65% colour within 6 days and F. trogii removed approximately 70% COD, 93% phenol and 81% colour of the OOMW used. The fungi also excreted large amounts of extracellular laccase into the medium. High biodegradation yields were also obtained by fungi immobilized in calcium alginate gels.     

Biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewaterby Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii:effects of agitation,initial COD concentration,inoculum size and immobilization

The biodegradation of olive oil mill wastewater (OOMW) by Coriolus versicolor and Funalia trogii was investigated. Initial COD concentration, agitation and inoculum size were all found to be significant for biodegradation. Adding glucose, sulphate or nitrogen had no effect on biodegradation. During growth in optimum conditions, C.versicolor removed approximately 63% COD, 90% phenol and 65% colour within 6 days and F. trogii removed approximately 70% COD, 93% phenol and 81% colour of the OOMW used. The fungi also excreted large amounts of extracellular laccase into the medium. High biodegradation yields were also obtained by fungi immobilized in calcium alginate gels.     

Degradation of lignin in pulp mill wastewaters by white-rot fungi on biofilm

An investigation was conducted to explore the lignin-degrading capacity of attached-growth white-rot fungi. Five white-rot fungi, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Pleurotus ostreatus, Lentinus edodes, Trametes versicolor and S22, grown on a porous plastic media, were individually used to treat black liquor from a pulp and paper mill. Over 71% of lignin and 48% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) were removed from the wastewater. Several factors, including pH, concentrations of carbon, nitrogen and trace elements in wastewater, all had significant effects on the degradation of lignin and the removal of COD. Three white-rot fungi, P. chrysosporium, P. ostreatus and S22, showed high capacity for lignin degradation at pH 9.0-11.0. The addition of 1 g l-1 glucose and 0.2 g l-1 ammonium tartrate was beneficial for the degradation of lignin by the white-rot fungi studied.     

Decoloration of a Carpet Dye Effluent Using Trametes Versicolor

Although a non-sterile, undiluted carpet dye effluent (containing two anthraquinone dyes) did not support growth of Trametes versicolor, the pre-grown fungus removed 95% of its color in shake-flasks after 10 h of incubation. After decoloration, the COD of the cell-free supernatant increased and the toxicity was unchanged as determined by the Microtox assay using Vibrio fischeri. Decoloration rates decreased when either glucose alone or Mn2+ and glucose were added. T. versicolor, immobilized on jute twine in a rotating biological contacting reactor, also decolorized four successive batches of the effluent. There was no decoloration in any of the uninoculated, non-sterile controls.     

Plant growth hormone production from olive oil mill and alcohol factory wastewaters by white rot fungi

In this study, olive oil mill and alcohol factory wastewaters have been tested as growth media for the production of plant growth hormones. Funalia trogii ATCC 200800 and Trametes versicolor ATCC 200801 have been tested. Gibberellic acid (GA₃), abscisic acid (ABA), indole acetic acid (IAA), and cytokinin were determined in the culture media of these fungi. Both organisms produced enhanced levels of all three hormones in the presence of either of the wastewaters.     

Competition strategies for the decolorization of a textile-reactive dye with the white-rot fungi Trametes versicolor under non-sterile conditions

A variety of white-rot fungi can oxidize textile dyes under sterile conditions; however, an important consideration for their use in treating wastewater containing textile dyes is whether similar degrees of treatment can be achieved under non-sterile conditions. Four strategies were investigated for their potential in optimizing the use of the fungus Trametes versicolor in non-sterile culture for treating wastewater containing the diazo textile dye C.I. Reactive Black 5 (RB5). Three strategies with suspended culture were designed to increase the decolorization activity in suspended culture from a given amount of T. versicolor inoculum based on its tolerance of low pH (pH reduction in medium), production of extracellular enzymes (use of suspended enzymes alone), and its ability to produce enzymes independent of growth (nitrogen limitation in medium). The results showed that reduction of the medium pH to 3 did not suppress bacterial growth, while enzyme production by T. versicolor ceased. The use of the extracellular enzymes alone would allow the decoupling of the process of fungal growth from wastewater treatment; however, the enzyme activity of an enzyme suspension decreased rapidly under non-sterile conditions. The strategy of limiting nitrogen in the medium to suppress bacterial growth has potential together with the fourth strategy, the cultivation of fungi on organic solids to produce inocula for a decolorization process under non-sterile conditions. A high degree of decolorization of RB5 under non-sterile conditions was achieved with T. versicolor grown on grains as sole substrate. The rate of decolorization was dependent on the amount of fungal inoculum used.     

施用棉秆炭对新疆连作棉花根际土壤微生物群落结构和功能的影响

以棉秆移除(NPK)和棉秆还田(NPKS)为对照,采用平板计数、Biolog和DGGE等3种方法,研究了棉秆移除基础上施用常量棉秆炭(22.50 t·hm^-2,NPKB-1)和增量棉秆炭(45.00 t·hm^-2,NPKB-2)对新疆连作棉花根际土壤微生物数量、群落功能和结构多样性的影响.结果表明：与NPK和NPKS处理相比,棉秆炭施用显著增加了连作棉田根际土壤中细菌和放线菌数量;NPKB-1处理真菌数量显著高于NPK处理,但增量棉秆炭NPKB-2处理与NPK处理差异不显著;2个棉秆炭处理的真菌数量均低于NPKS处理.棉秆炭处理AWCD值较高,显著提高了微生物丰富度指数,可促进利用糖类、氨基酸类和羧酸类碳源的微生物生长,尤其是利用与根系分泌物相关的酚酸类碳源的微生物.DGGE电泳结果表明,施用棉秆炭(尤其是增量棉秆炭)后,土壤细菌DGGE图谱条带数增多,增加了土壤中芽单胞菌门、酸杆菌门、变形菌门和放线菌门中一些菌群的丰度.UPGMC聚类分析表明,NPKB-2处理明显区别于其他处理,而NPKS、NPK和NPKB-1处理细菌群落结构相似.表明高量施用棉秆炭可显著提高棉花根际土壤微生物多样性,并明显改变土壤细菌群落结构,对连作棉田生态系统健康有改善作用.     

Dibenzyl sulfide metabolism by white rot fungi

Microbial metabolism of organosulfur compounds is of interest in the petroleum industry for in-field viscosity reduction and desulfurization. Here, dibenzyl sulfide (DBS) metabolism in white rot fungi was studied. Trametes trogii UAMH 8156, Trametes hirsuta UAMH 8165, Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 24725, Trametes versicolor IFO 30340 (formerly Coriolus sp.), and Tyromyces palustris IFO 30339 all oxidized DBS to dibenzyl sulfoxide prior to oxidation to dibenzyl sulfone. The cytochrome P-450 inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole eliminated dibenzyl sulfoxide oxidation. Laccase activity (0.15 U/ml) was detected in the Trametes cultures, and concentrated culture supernatant and pure laccase catalyzed DBS oxidation to dibenzyl sulfoxide more efficiently in the presence of 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) than in its absence. These data suggest that the first oxidation step is catalyzed by extracellular enzymes but that subsequent metabolism is cytochrome P-450 mediated.     

Synergic treatment for monosodium glutamate wastewater by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Coriolus versicolor

Biodegradation and decolorization of monosodium glutamate wastewater were carried out by using an acidophilus yeast strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Coriolus versicolor. For the yeast treatment, the highest COD removal and reducing sugar removal efficiency were 76.6% and 80.2%, respectively. The color removal was only 2%. For C. versicolor treatment, the highest COD removal, color removal and reducing sugar removal efficiencies were 78.7%, 56.5% and 90.9%, respectively. The synergic treatment process, in which the yeast and C. versicolor were successively applied,exhibited great advantage over the individual process.     

Screening of lignin-degrading fungi for removal of color from Kraft mill wastewater with no additional extra carbon-source

A screening of 51 ligninolytic strains of fungi to examine their ability to decolorized phenolic industrial effluent was carried out. The selection showed thatLentinus edodes (UEC-2019) strain removed 73% of colour in 5 days, without any additional carbon sources. Under these conditions,L. edodes was more efficient than the knownPhanerochaete chrysosporium (BKM-F-1767) strain (e.g. COD reductions were 60% and 26%, respectively).     

Short communication: Decolourization of Crystal Violet by fungi

Crystal Violet was decolourized by Coriolus versicolor, Funalia trogii, Laetiporus sulphureus and Phanerochaete chrysosporium ME446 by 92%, 82%, 86% and 62%, respectively, over 3 days.     

长期连作和秸秆还田对棉田土壤生物活性的影响

研究了新疆棉区棉花长期连作与秸秆还田对棉田土壤微生物量和土壤酶活性的影响.结果表明：棉田土壤生物活性受到作物连作障碍的负面效应和秸秆长期还田培肥地力的正面效应的双重影响.在短期内（5～10年）,连作障碍明显,连作与秸秆还田5和10年的土壤微生物总量比种植1年降低36.54%和25.66%,细菌、放线菌数量下降较快,分别为种植1年的61.12%、70.16%和67.91%、145.79%,而真菌所占比例提高;土壤中脲酶、蔗糖酶活性分别比种植1年降低0.76%、2.52%和28.12%、11.44%,连作与秸秆还田5年的过氧化氢酶活性比种植1年降低9.21%.长期连作与秸秆还田条件下,土壤生物性状趋于好转,生物多样性指数增加,与短期（5年）相比,连作与秸秆还田15和20年的细菌、放线菌数量分别增加71.52%、61.03%和141.74%、240.83%,而真菌所占比例下降,土壤中过氧化氢酶、蔗糖酶活性增加.淀粉酶活性在短期内上升,连作与秸秆还田5和10年分别比种植1年增加11.38%和10.41%,连作与秸秆还田20年则降低31.34%.     

筛选选择性降解玉米秸皮的菌株

目的:筛选能选择性降解玉米秸皮的菌株,用于玉米秸皮生物机械法制浆的研究。方法:采用Bavendamm-PDA平板对玉米种植地土壤内的真菌进行初筛选,之后采用玉米秸皮降解实验对产生棕色变色圈的菌株和实验室现有白腐菌进行复筛选。结果:筛选到4株能在Bavendamm-PDA平板上产生棕色变色圈的菌株;降解实验显示杂色云芝引起了最大31.76%的重量损失,重量损失最小的菌株为粗毛栓菌lg-9;除杂色云芝和白耙齿菌降低了玉米秸皮苯醇抽出物外,其他处理样均增加;碳水化合物测定结果表明白耙齿菌处理样综纤维素的损失最大,且各种菌株所引起的综纤维素损失中,纤维素和聚戊糖损失所占的比例有很大差别。结论:粗毛栓菌lg-9对玉米秸皮木素降解的选择性最强,之后为Sd、黄袍原毛平革菌-14和黄袍原毛平革菌-25。     

Fungal remediation of Amarula distillery wastewater

Amarula Cream is an alcoholic beverage derived from the distillation of fermented marula fruit and to date there is no scientific data as to the characteristics of the distillery wastewater generated from its production. The wastewater was found to have a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 27 g/l, a pH of 3.8, a high concentration of phenolic compounds (866 mg/l) and a high suspended solids content (10.5 g/l), all of which could adversely affect biological treatment. Full-strength wastewater was treated using shake-flask monocultures of four white rot fungi (Trametes pubescens MB 89, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus or Phanerochaete chrysosporium) at pH 5.0 with no additional carbon or nitrogen supplements. Trametes pubescens performed the best with regards to degrading phenolic compounds, COD and colour, while P. cinnabarinus improved the pH to the greatest extent. Laccase synthesis was only detected in the T. pubescens and C. subvermispora cultures. Six wastewater concentrations (100, 80, 60, 40, 20 and 10%) were assessed at pH 4.5 to establish an optimum concentration for remediation and laccase production by T. pubescens. Similar COD removal efficiencies (71–77%) and phenolic removal efficiencies (87–92%) were achieved at all concentrations. The phenolic removal efficiencies improved by approximately 5% compared to the screening experiment at pH 5.0, indicating that the laccase was more efficient at pH 4.5. The pH became more basic as a result of treatment and the colour decreased for samples below 60% wastewater concentration. The maximum laccase activity (1063 ± 26 units/l) was obtained in the 80% wastewater concentration. This study has resulted in the first characterization of Amarula distillery wastewater and showed that it has a high phenolic compound concentration, COD and suspended solids content. It was possible to biologically treat the wastewater at full strength using a number of white-rot fungi just by raising the pH.     

Removal of color from kraft mill wastewaters with cultures of white-rot fungi and with immobilized mycelium of Coriolus versicolor

Screening fifteen strains of white-rot fungi for their ability to decolorize combined bleached kraft effluent showed that Coriolus versicolor in liquid culture removed over 60% of the color of the effluent within six days in the presence of sucrose. Treatment of the same effluent with this fungus, immobilized in beads of calcium alginate gel, resulted in 80% decolorization after three days in the presence of sucrose. Caustic extraction E(1) effluent was also decolorized by the immobilized fungus. Decolorization was achieved more rapidly at pH 5.0 than at pH 7.0. Recycled beads could remove color efficiently and repeatedly in the presence of air but not under anaerobic conditions.     

白腐真菌处理灰法造纸黑液废水的研究

研究了不同白腐真菌菌株对灰法造黑液废水的处理,考察了黑液废水浓度和碳氮源添加量对黑液脱色及COD去除率的影响。研究表明,变色栓菌（Trametes verscolor)对黑液废水的处理效果最好,其COD去除率为64．25％,脱色率为47．31％,用自选的白腐真菌AH28－2菌株处理未经稀释的黑液废水,分别添加0．2％纤维二维糖和0．02％天冬酰胺,COD去除率达62．45％和68．60％,研究发现锰过氧化物酶（MnP)和木素过氧化物酶（LiP)对COD去除率有直接影响,MnP/LiP酶活力值越高,处理效果越好。     

Decolorization of synthetic and real textile wastewater by the use of white-rot fungi

Batch and continuous reactors inoculated with white-rot fungi were operated in order to study decolorization of textile dyes. Synthetic wastewater containing either Reactive Blue 4 (a blue anthraquinone dye) or Reactive Red 2 (a red azo dye) was used during the first part of the study while real wastewater from a textile industry in Tanzania was used in the later part. Trametes versicolor was shown to decolorize both Reactive Blue 4 and Reactive Red 2 if glucose was added as a carbon source. Reactive Blue 4 was also decolorized when the fungus was allowed to grow on birch wood discs in a continuous biological rotating contactor reactor. The absorbance at 595 nm, the wavelength at which the dye absorbs at a maximum, decreased by 70% during treatment. The initial dye concentration in the medium was 200 mg/l and the hydraulic retention time in the reactor 3 days. No glucose was added in this experiment. Changes of the absorbance in the UV range indicated that the aromatic structures of the dyes were altered. Real textile wastewater was decolorized by Pleurotus flabellatus growing on luffa sponge packed in a continuous reactor. The reactor was operated at a hydraulic retention time of 25 h. The absorbance at 584 nm, the wavelength at which the wastewater absorbed the most, decreased from 0.3 in the inlet to approximately 0.1 in the effluent from the reactor.     

Decolorization and degradation of reactive azo dyes by fixed bed bioreactors containing immobilized cells of Proteus vulgaris NCIM-2027

Immobilized cells of Proteus vulgaris NCIM 2027 completely decolorized C.I. Reactive Blue 172 (50 mg/L) within 8 h along with a nearly 80% reduction in TOC and COD. The dye degradation efficiency of the immobilized cells was further improved by optimizing the physicochemical conditions, including agitation, temperature, pH, dye concentration, and biomass loading. Microbial toxicity study revealed the non-toxic nature of the degraded products. Repeated-batch decolorization was conducted to evaluate the reusability of the immobilized cells. The immobilized cells were used for continuous dye decolorization in a fixed bed bioreactor under different volumetric flow rates and dye feeding concentrations. In addition, the immobilized cells were applied to decolorize a mixture of seven reactive dyes in batch and continuous modes, resulting in efficient decolorization (in terms of ADMI value) and significant reduction in TOC and COD. This suggests the potential of using immobilized cells to treat dye-containing wastewater.