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Experimental Study of Biodegradation of Ethanol and Toluene Vapors

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Figures 5.4a <strong>and</strong> 5.4b present 95% confidence intervals: error =<br />

± t * S<br />

0.025, N<br />

(Kennedy<br />

<strong>and</strong> Neville, 1974), where<br />

t 2.009 , s is the st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation (for biomass s x =<br />

0 .025,53<br />

=<br />

0.0057 C-mol/L; for ethanol s e = 0.0089 C-mol/L). The results reveal that most <strong>of</strong> the<br />

predicted values for both ethanol <strong>and</strong> biomass fall within 95% confidence level.<br />

Figure 5-4c shows the determination <strong>of</strong> specific growth rates <strong>of</strong> Pseudomonas<br />

putida (ATCC 23973) on ethanol by plotting ln(X) versus time for the batch runs. The<br />

slope <strong>of</strong> the straight line gives the specific growth rate <strong>of</strong> bacteria during the<br />

exponential growth phase, which is found to be 0 .37 ± 0. 03 h -1 for ethanol initial<br />

concentrations between 2.3 to 5.8 g/L. This result shows that there is no inhibition<br />

effect for ethanol growing on P. putida within the range <strong>of</strong> this investigation, which<br />

verifies the use <strong>of</strong> the Monod model for growth on ethanol.<br />

<strong>Ethanol</strong> <strong>and</strong> biomass concentration<br />

(C-mol/L)<br />

0.12<br />

0.1<br />

0.08<br />

0.06<br />

0.04<br />

0.02<br />

0<br />

Biomass measured<br />

<strong>Ethanol</strong> measured<br />

<strong>Ethanol</strong> predicted<br />

Biomass predicted<br />

0 5 10 15<br />

Time, h<br />

Figure 5.3 (a) Simulation <strong>of</strong> ethanol bioremediation at initial ethanol<br />

concentration <strong>of</strong> 0.10 C-mol/L.<br />

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