Anaerobic toxicity and biodegradation of formaldehyde in batch cultures

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 209-215

  Lu, Zijin ^a   Hegemann, W ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic degradation; Batch cultures; Formaldehyde; Inhibition; Toxicity; Wood glue wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FORMALDEHYDE; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC TOXICITY; BATCH CULTURES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUCOSE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031986127     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00181-4     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Adroer N., Casas C., de Mas C., Sola C. Mechanism of formaldehyde biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 33:1990;217-220.
2. Brückner B. (1986) Formaldehyd: Eigenschaften und Verwendungszwecke, Gesundheitsgefahren, und Schutzmaßnahmen (Formaldehyde: properties and application, health hazards and protection methods). Kooperationsstelle Tübingen. AS-Verlag, Tübingen, Germany, 16-21.
3. Chou W.L., Speece R.E., Siddiqi R.H., McKeon K. The effect of petrochemical structure on methane fermentation toxicity. Progr. Water Technol. 10:1978;545-550.
4. Grafstrom R.C., Curren R.D., Yang Li L., Harris C.C. Genotoxicity of formaldehyde in cultured human bronchial fibroblasts. Science. 228:1985;89-90.
5. Kato N., Shirakawa K., Kobayashi H., Sakazawa C. The dismutation of aldehydes by a bacterial enzyme. Agric. Biol. Chem. 47:1983;39-46.
6. Lahl U. and Zeschmar B. (1984) Formaldehyd - Portraet einer Chemikalie: Kniefall der Wissenschaft vor der Industrie? (Formaldehyde - portrait of a chemical: pit fall of placing science before industry?). Dreisam-Verlag Freiburg i. Br.
7. Pearson F., Chang S.-C., Gautier M. Toxic inhibition of anaerobic biodegradation. Journal WPCF. 52:1980;472-482.
8. Pfleiderer Industrie (1993) Information from Pfleiderer Industry GmbH, Neumarkt, Germany.
9. Port E. (1978) Verwendung von Belebtschlamm zur selectiven Adsorption toxischer Abwasserinhaltsstoffe (Use of activated sludge for selective adsorption of toxic substances in wastewater). Thesis, Technische Hochschule, Darmstadt, Germany.
10. Sharma S., Ramakrischna C., Desai J.D., Bhatt N.M. Anaerobic biodegration of a petrochemical waste-water using biomass support particles. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 40:1994;768-771.
11. Todini O., Hulshoff Pol. L. Anaerobic degradation of benzaldehyde in methanogenic granular sludge: the influence of additional substrates. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38:1992;417-420.
12. Verband der Chemischen Industrie (1984) Fakten zur Chemie-Diskussion, Nr. 26: Formaldehyd. (Facts to discussions in the chemical industry, No. 26: Formaldehyde). Frankfurt/M.