From: A review on slurry bioreactors for bioremediation of soils and sediments
Matrix | Contaminant | Remarks | Removal | Ref. |
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Waste activated sludge | EPTCa (5 – 6 ppm) | a) freely suspended activated sludge b) immobilized activated sludge | a)35% b)72% | [109] |
Agricultural soil Clay 56.11% Silt 23.2% Sand 20.69% pH 8.3 Organic carbon 0.6% | γ-HCHb | Inoculated with Pseudomonas putida coexpressing cytocrome P-450 cam and luciferase | 65% | [48] |
Soil Clay 13% Silt 21% Sand 66% pH 7.7 Total carbonates 3% | a) PCBsc (1210 mg/kg) b) TPHd (11407 mg/kg) | Rhamnolipid production was observed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa | a) 98% b) 99% | [49] |
Actual site contaminated soil | PCBsc (1547 mg/kg) | Inoculated with ECO3 co-culture | 21% (without inoculum) 39% (with inoculum) | [47] |
Actual site contaminated Soil | PCBsc (1547 mg/kg) | Inoculated with ECO3 co-culture; optimization of SR configuration | 18% (in shake flasks with baffles) 30% (in stirred thank reactor) | [14] |
Actual site contaminated Soil | PCBsc (350 mg/kg) | Inoculated with ECO3 co-culture in the absence and the presence of Cyclodextrins, Quillaya Saponin, Triton X-100 | 65% (without agents) 80% (with agents) | [46] |
Soil Clay 48% Silt 41% Sand 11% pH 7.0 Organic matter 4% | 2,4-De (300 mg/kg) | With and without sucrose | >90% | [30] |
Soil Clay 26% Silt 48% Sand 26% pH 7.2 Organic matter 0.8% | DEPf (8 mg/g) | a) with native soil microflora b) with effluent treatment plant microflora | a) 47.9% b) 75.4% | [22] |