Cyclodextrins enhance the aerobic degradation and dechlorination of low-chlorinated biphenyls

✍ Scribed by Fabio Fava; Francesco Grassi

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 430 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0951-208X
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00184032

✦ Synopsis

The aerobic dechlorination of 4chlorobiphenyl and of Aroclor 1221 by Pseudomonas sp. CPEl strain was enhanced by the presence of hydroxypropyl-p-cyclodextrin in the medium. The best dechlorination results were obtained when 4-chlorobiphenyl or Aroclor 1221 and the cyclodextrin were used at the molar ratios 1 :I and 1 :1.5. This agent can be adopted to enhance the efficiency of PCB degradation tests.