A thermotolerant Candida tropicalis strain No. 10 was isolated from a chemical contaminated soil sample. The strain was capable of degrading 100 mg/L phenol completely from 20-42°C, a wider temperature range than those previously reported in yeasts. It could also completely degrade phenol at an initial concentration up to 1,000 mg/L in a minimum mineral salt medium. The optimum temperature and ...

The intent of this study was to evaluate the ability low-cost polyacrylamide/starch hybrid hydrogels in removing organic pollutants from wastewater, using phenol as a model compound, besides investigating adsorption/desorption behavior function composition. results indicated that hydrogel with lowest amount starch and crosslinking agent exhibited maximum adsorption capacity, 21 mg g−1. isotherm...

The behaviour of graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysis for phenol removal and H 2 O evolution was fully analysed by kinetic modelling, rediscovering the contribution oxygen, reactive oxygen species, photogenerated holes intermediate products.

The removal of model pollutants bromocresol green (BG) and phenol from water is demonstrated via two liquid-liquid extraction methods. Both methods exploit selective interactions established by the pollutant molecule with a surfactant, oil, or alcohol, and are variants of the more general Winsor systems where the phases are in contact along an extremely large interfacial area. In the first meth...

Phenols (aromatic organic compounds) are commonly occurring organic pollutants in the environment. Some of the toxic effects of phenol in humans are corrosive to eyes, skin and respiratory track, in addition also causes lethal effects in animal and plant community when discharged even in low concentrations. The problem associated with phenol in the environment, is in need to removal such hazard...

In recent years, there has been an enormous amount of research and development in the area of removal of phenol by various physiochemical methods due to their carcinogenic nature and pungent odour. The MOEF has set a maximum concentration level of 1 mg/L of phenol in industrial effluents for safe discharge into surface waters, the WHO recommends a permissible phenolic concentration of 0.001 mg/...

The interactions between phenol molecules and activated carbons were investigated in order to understand the adsorption mechanism of this aromatic compound. A series of activated carbons with varied chemical composition but similar porous features were synthesized and submitted to phenol exposure from aqueous phase, followed by thermogravimetric analysis and identification of the desorbed speci...