Biotechnology Letters, Vol.17, No.11, 1261-1266, 1995
Degradation of High-Molecular-Weight Compounds of Kraft Pulp-Mill Effluents by a Combined Treatment with Fungi and Bacteria
Pretreatment of Kraft pulp mill effluents by mycelial pellets or extracellular lignimolytic liquid from Phanerochaete chrysosporium enhanced the anaerobic degradation of high molecular weight (HMW) compounds up to 79% and 72% respectively, against 45% when only anaerobic digestion was considered. Decolourization was obtained only after fungal pretreatment, since both anaerobic digestion and ligninolytic liquid pretreatment of Kraft effluent slightly increased colour.