Biosorption and biodegradation of trichloroethylene by acclimated activated sludge Online publication date: Sat, 18-Jul-2009
by Qi Yang, Haitao Shang, Jianlong Wang
International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Vol. 38, No. 3, 2009
Abstract: The biosorprion and biodegradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) was investigated. The experimental results showed that at 25°C the adsorption equilibrium of TCE at concentrations from 10 mg/L to 200 mg/L could be described by the Freundlich isotherm. Adsorption could complete within 15 min. Results indicated that glucose could serve as a co-substrate and enhance TCE biodegradation through co-metabolism. The TCE biodegradation conformed to the first-order reaction kinetic, and the rate constant was 0.3212 day−1 at 25°C. In addition, results also indicated that TCE could serve as the sole substrate and be biodegraded under aerobic condition. No intermediate products such as DCE and VC were accumulated during the degradation.
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