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Immobilized enzyme membranes for phenol and cyanide decomposition

  • Silesian University of Technology

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Abstract

An attempt at biodegradation of the most toxic substances (phenols and cyanides) formed in the coke industry is described. An ultrafiltration process was carried out in the batch mode of operation using a flat polyacrylonitrile membrane with an immobilized enzymatic fraction isolated from a bacterial strain of Pseudomonas. The optimal ultrafiltration process parameters, i.e. transmembrane pressure and stirring rate in the bioreactor, as well as the influence of the concentration of xenobiotics on the effectiveness of the process, are determined. The dynamics of the decomposition of phenol and cyanides has been found.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)373-384
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Membrane Science
Volume113
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 May 1996
EventProceedings of the 1994 2nd International Symposium on Progress in Membrane Science and Technology - Enschede, Neth
Duration: 27 Jun 19941 Jul 1994

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

  • Coke wastewaters
  • Enzymatic membranes
  • Immobilisation of enzymes
  • Phenol and cyanide decomposition
  • Ultrafiltration
  • Wastewater treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Filtration and Separation

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