Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
12-31-1990
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
First Advisor
Piero M. Armenante
Second Advisor
Gordon Lewandowski
Third Advisor
Basil Baltzis
Abstract
The present study was carried out in order to assess the ability of Phanerochaete chysosporium to degrade lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane) in sand as well as in water. It was found that the fungus is immobilized on saw dust, it is able to degrade lindane in a packed-bed reactor configuration, with a first-order rate constant of 0.00066min-1. The fungus is also able to degrade lindane in sand. As with the packed-bed reactor, a supplemental carbon source (glucose) is required. In this study it was found that a glucose concentration of 20 gm/kg of sand, and 40% w/w moisture content, give the highest rate of degradation, with a first-order rate constant of 0.105 day-1.
Recommended Citation
Gami, Ajaykumar C., "Biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane in sand and wastewater using immobilized phanerochaete chrysosporum" (1990). Theses. 1961.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1961
