This study analyzed some alternatives to the valorization of agricultural residues considering its use in the treatment of colored effluents. The acid-base behavior of the banana peel surface was thus determined in order to establish the feasibility of its use as a bioadsorbent for dyes. The adsorption capacity of Acid Black 1 was evaluated, through the equilibrium isotherm and the kinetics of this uptake process was also analyzed. Additionally, banana peel was used as substrate-support to evaluate the growth of Inonotus sp SP2, Stereum hirsutum RU 104 and Pleurotus eryngii IJFM 169 and their ligninolytic enzymes production. The decolourization ability of strain fungi was moreover screened. The concentration of functional basic groups in the banana peel surface was determined in 5.5 mmol g -1 as six and a half times higher than acid groups, while the lowest value of the maximum adsorption capacity of Acid Black 1 was 250 mg g -1 . The adsorption kinetics of this dye was suitably represented by a pseudo second order model, obtaining correlation coefficients greater than 0.98. Additionally, the banana peel was demonstrated to be a source of carbon available for growth of the fungi studied. Reducing sugars supplied for banana peel were abruptly consumed up to the 5th day by S. hirsutum and Inonotus sp, while a slower consumption was observed in the case of P. eryngii. Manganese Peroxidase was produced by the three fungal strains, Inonotus sp. additionally produces Laccase and Aryl-alcohol oxidase.Screening assays showed that all of the dyes were decolorized, resulting in efficiencies between 50 and 99% by the three strains, with the exception of Basic Violet 4. Acid Black 1 was decolorized efficiently by Inonotus sp and S. hirsutum. In conclusion, banana peel is a promising material for development of an integral bioremediation strategy for wastewater containing hazardous compounds.
The effect of phenylacetic acid (PAA) pulses on anaerobic digestion (AD) performance and archaeal community structure was evaluated in anaerobic digesters treating sewage sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). Four pilot-scale continuous stirred tank reactors were set up at a full-scale municipal WWTP in Santiago de Chile, and fed with either primary or mixed sewage sludge. AD performance was evaluated by volatile fatty acid (VFA) and biogas production monitoring. Archaeal community structure was characterized by 16S rRNA denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and band sequencing. In the primary sludge digester, a single PAA pulse at 200 mg L(-1) was sufficient to affect AD performance and archaeal community structure, resulting in long-term VFA accumulation, reduced biogas production and community shift from dominant acetoclastic (Methanosaeta concilii) to hydrogenotrophic (Methanospirillum hungatei) methanogens. By contrast, AD performance and archaeal community structure in the mixed sludge digester were stable and resistant to repeated PAA pulses at 200 and 600 mg L(-1). This work demonstrated that the effect of PAA pulses on methanogenic activity and archaeal community structure differed according to AD substrate, and suggests that better insights of the correlations between archaeal population dynamics and functional performance could help to better face toxic shocks in AD.
-The production of manganese dependent peroxidase (MnP) by Phanerochaete chrysosporium and the level of decolorization of 13 dyes were evaluated using static and agitated batch cultures and continuous cultures. A screening carried out under static conditions showed that the oxidative system has a certain affinity for azoic structures. For concentrations of 100 mg l -1 of Acid Black 1, Reactive Black 5, Reactive Orange 16 and Acid Red 27, decolorization percentages higher than 90% were obtained. In batch cultures with Acid Black 1 and Reactive Black 5 a significant increment in primary post-metabolism biomass was observed. For these last two dyes, it was possible to explore the response of the continuous system during 32 to 47 days, with concentrations between 25 to 400 mg l -1 , obtaining decolorization percentages greater than 70% for 400 mg l -1 .
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