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Table 5 Biphasic and triphasic bioreactors for treatment of hydrophobic organic pollutants (adapted from [78]).

From: A review on slurry bioreactors for bioremediation of soils and sediments

Pollutant

Microorganisms

Solvent

Styrene

Mixed culture

silicone oil

Phenantrhene

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptametilnonane

Naphthalene

Corynebacterium sp.

Decane, dodecane, hexadecane

Various PAHs

Mixed culture

silicone oil

2,4,6-trichlorophenol

Pseudomonas sp.

silicone oil

Dioxins

Mixed culture

Decane

Pentaclorophenol

Arthrobacter sp.

Diethyl sebacate

Phenol

Pseudomonas putida

2-undecanone

Phenanthrene

Pseudomonas sp.

silicone oil

Benzene

Alcaligenes xylosoxidans

Hexadecane

Benzene

Klebsiella sp.

1-octadecane

Benzene

Alcaligenes xylosoxidans

Hexadecane