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Development of fungal bioreactors for Treatment of Lignin/ Humics - rich wastewater and sludge. Mostafa Zahmatkesh, CiTG , Water Management Department, Sanitary Eng. Group Vakantiecursus , TUDelft , January 2014. Project Outline. Humics. Treatment. Effluent. Wastewater. Sludge. Lignin.
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Development of fungal bioreactors for Treatment of Lignin/Humics- rich wastewater and sludge Mostafa Zahmatkesh, CiTG, Water Management Department, Sanitary Eng. Group Vakantiecursus, TUDelft, January 2014
Project Outline Humics Treatment Effluent Wastewater Sludge Lignin
Recalcitrant Compounds Humics Lignin
White rot fungi Lignin Lignocellulose Degradation Lignin Degradation Cellulose Hemicellulose Lignin Degrading Enzymes Lignin Degrading Enzymes
Approach • Fungal Strain Prescreening • Inoculation Method • Bioreactor • Process design
Challenges: • Limiting bacterial growth and increasing the fungal growth • Inoculation strategy in continuous mode • Maintaining short HRT and long fungal SRT in continues run with optimum degradation activity