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Modelling the ex situ bioremediation of diesel-contaminated soil in a slurry bioreactor using a hydrocarbon-degrading inoculant Universiteit Hasselt
Bioremediation is a soil clean-up technique which exploits the metabolic capacity of microorganisms to degrade soil contaminants. A model was developed to simulate the ex situ bioremediation of a diesel-contaminated soil in a bio-slurry reactor inoculated with a diesel-degrading bacterial strain. Mass transfer processes involving desorption of diesel from soil to water and volatilization of diesel from water, and biodegradation by the bacterial ...
Exploring the antimicrobial, biocontrol and bioremediation potential of Burkholderia sensu lato Universiteit Gent
Dynamics and potential roles of abundant and rare subcommunities in the bioremediation of cadmium-contaminated paddy soil by Pseudomonas chenduensis Universiteit Antwerpen
Microbial bioremediation of heavy metal–contaminated soil is a potential technique to reduce heavy metals in crop plants. However, the dynamics and roles of the local microbiota in bioremediation of heavy metal–contaminated soil following microbial application are rarely reported. In this study, we used Pseudomonas chenduensis strain MBR for bioremediation of Cd-contaminated paddy soil and investigated its effects on the dynamics of the local ...
Challenging oil bioremediation at deep-sea hydrostatic pressure Universiteit Gent
The Deepwater Horizon accident has brought oil contamination of deep-sea environments to worldwide attention. The risk for new deep-sea spills is not expected to decrease in the future, as political pressure mounts to access deep-water fossil reserves, and poorly tested technologies are used to access oil. This also applies to the response to oil-contamination events, with bioremediation the only (bio)technology presently available to combat ...
Fungal bioremediation of plastic waste into building materials Vrije Universiteit Brussel
For over thirty years, the biological degradation of plastics by microorganisms has been promoted through microbiological publications as an eco-friendly alternative for landfilling and incinerating. Nevertheless, today landfilling and incinerating are still the most economically viable ways of discarding plastics. This paper sets out to investigate whether mycelium composites could valorise plastic waste streams and inject a plastics' ...
Characterization and degradation potential of diesel-degrading bacterial strains for application in bioremediation Universiteit Hasselt
Bioremediation of polluted soils is a promising technique with low environmental impact, which uses soil organisms to degrade soil contaminants. In this study, 19 bacterial strains isolated from a diesel-contaminated soil were screened for their diesel-degrading potential, biosurfactant (BS) production, and biofilm formation abilities, all desirable characteristics when selecting strains for re-inoculation into hydrocarbon- contaminated soils. ...
Soil-Bacterium Compatibility Model as a Decision-Making Tool for Soil Bioremediation KU Leuven
Bioremediation of organic pollutant contaminated soil involving bioaugmentation with dedicated bacteria specialized in degrading the pollutant is suggested as a green and economically sound alternative to physico-chemical treatment. However, intrinsic soil characteristics impact the success of bioaugmentation. The feasibility of using partial least-squares regression (PLSR) to predict the success of bioaugmentation in contaminated soil based on ...
Bioremediation of Methylene Blue dye using Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441 KU Leuven
Methylene blue (MB), commonly found in the textile industry effluent, has been chosen as a model dye to investigate bioremediation using Bacillus subtilis MTCC 441. Both free cells and calcium alginate immobilized cells have been used to remove MB from the effluent. The operating variables such as initial concentration of dye (20–60 mg/L), inoculum size (4–8%, for free cell) and amount of alginate bead (1–3 g, for immobilized cell) and ...