Title of article
Combined electrochemical and biological treatment for pesticide degradation – Application to phosmet
Author/Authors
Assassi، M نويسنده Université Houari Boumediene, Institut de Chimie Industrielle, Laboratoire de Génie de la Réaction, Alger 1611, Algeria , , Fourcade، F نويسنده 2 Université Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France 3 Université Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6226, Equipe Catalyse et Organométalliques, Campus de Beaulieu, , , Geneste، F نويسنده Université Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France 3 Université Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6226, Equipe Catalyse et Organométalliques, Campus de Beaulieu, 35 , , Floner، D نويسنده Université Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France 3 Université Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6226, Equipe Catalyse et Organométalliques, Campus de Beaulieu, 35 , , Maachi، R نويسنده Université Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France , , Amrane، A نويسنده 2 Université Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR 6226, Avenue du Général Leclerc, CS 50837, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France 3 Université Rennes 1, CNRS, UMR 6226, Equipe Catalyse et Organométalliques, Campus de Beaulieu, ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages
6
From page
41
To page
46
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of coupling an electrochemical process
with a biological treatment in order to degrade phosmet, an organophosphorous pesticide. The absence of
biodegradability of phosmet by Pseudomonas fluorescens and activated sludge was verified in our operational
conditions. So, a conventional biological treatment is not appropriate for phosmet polluted effluents. Electro-
chemical behavior of phosmet was studied by cyclic voltammetry and the feasibility of an electrochemical pre-
treatment was thus demonstrated. Preliminary results with activated sludge showed a diminution of 26% for
COD (chemical oxygen demand) measured when the electrolyzed solution was used as the sole carbon and
nitrogen sources. When glucose and ammonium were added as supplementary carbon and nitrogen sources, the
COD diminution reached 34% after 79 h of culture. This study demonstrates the feasibility of an electrochemi-
cal pre-treatment prior to biotreatment.
Journal title
International Journal of Environmental Research(IJER)
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
International Journal of Environmental Research(IJER)
Record number
1814569
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