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The influence of starvation (defined as the period without substrate) and shock loads on the performance of a moving bed sequencing batch reactor degrading 4-chlorophenol (4CP) were investigated. The biomass was acclimated to biodegrade 100 mg/L of 4CP, and the colonization of the packing material was followed. Two starvation periods and two shock loads were studied. The degradation capacity of the suspended and the attached biomass present on the moving bed was also evaluated. The experiments showed that, after the starvation period, the specific degradation rate decreased from 30.5 to 28.5 and 20 mg 4CP/gVSS/h, when starvation periods of 24 and 48 h were applied, respectively. When two concentration peaks of 500 and 1,050 mg/L were applied, a loss of 6% and 8% on the specific degradation rate, respectively, was also observed. The moving bed thus showed great robustness against starvation periods and shock loads. Suspended biomass presented higher specific degradation rates, but attached biomass did not generate a metabolite that is inhibitory when it accumulates.
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This research was supported by CONACYT through the project 46093Y and PAPIIT 101707.
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Moreno-Andrade, I., Buitrón, G. & Vargas, A. Effect of Starvation and Shock Loads on the Biodegradation of 4-Chlorophenol in a Discontinuous Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 158, 222–230 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-008-8392-z
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