Degradation of phenol and cresols at low temperatures using a suspended-carrier biofilm process
Degradation of phenol and o-, m- and p-cresol at a concentration of 150 mg; l(-1) of each compound was studied in a suspended-carrier biofilm process consisting of two aerobic stages. The fungus Mortierella sarnyensis Mil'ko dominated the microflora. in the first reactor, while bacteria dominated in the second reactor. The process was studied at 4, 7, 11 and 15 degreesC. The results from the exper