Table 1. Rate of removal of chlorophenols in free-cell and immobilized cell-cultures of T. versicolor. Data show means and standard deviations of triplicate assays from duplicate experiments.

 

 

 

 

Cultures

 

Rate of removal of PCP and DCP (ppm h-1)

 

 

200 ppm PCP

 

added at 96 h

 

200 ppm PCP

 

added at 192 h

 

1000 ppm PCP

 

added at 456 h

 

2000 ppm PCP

 

added at 816 h

 

2000 ppm DCP

 

added at 816 h

 

Free cells

 

Immobilized

 

1.3 ± 0.005

 

2.0 ± 0.03

 

0.8 ± 0.03

 

2.6 ± 0.04

 

2.8 ± 0.03

 

8.2 ± 0.14

 

7.9 ± 0.3

 

10.3 ± 0.1

 

6.0 ± 0.2

 

7.8 ± 0.25


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