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http://hdl.handle.net/10261/185603
10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.02.018
365695
Influence of process variables in a continuous treatment of non-sterile hospital wastewater by Trametes versicolor and novel method for inoculum production
Elsevier
2018
artículo
Mir-Tutusaus, Josep Anton
Caminal, Glòria
Sarrà, Montserrat
Caminal, Glòria [0000-0001-9646-6099]
Fungi
Aeration
Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
Fungal treatment
Fungal inoculum
Hospital wastewater
Pellet size
2018-04-15
Micropollutants such as pharmaceutical active compounds, present at high concentration in hospital wastewater (HWW), pose both environmental and human health challenges. Fungal reactors can effectively remove such contaminants and produce non-toxic effluents, but their ability to operate for a long period of time is yet to be demonstrated in real hospital wastewater. Several process variables need to be studied beforehand. Here, variables: pellet size, aeration and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio are studied in continuous operations with real HWW. Moreover, a novel strategy for inoculum production that could reduce economical and operational costs is proposed and tested. Optimum pellet size was found to be 2 mm and an aeration of 0.8 L min−1 was needed to maintain fungal viability. The carbon-to-nitrogen ratio of 7.5 was selected and the pellet production time was reduced from 6 to 3 days. The novel low-cost inoculum preparation produced pellets with the same characteristics as the traditionally prepared ones. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Journal of Environmental Management
2018
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