Phenol concentration is 100 ± 20 mg/L.
algal concentration, phenol concentration and reaction time.
The phenol concentration was kept at 10−3 M.
Microorganisms can be adapted to higher phenol concentration by stepwise increasing the phenol concentration (Banerjee 1997), cell immobilization (biofilm formation) or procedures of genetic manipulations.
The K app value was greater when the initial phenol concentration was higher, that corresponds to the results previously discussed in the effect of initial phenol concentration section.
Initial phenol concentration of 200 mg/L was given as sole carbon source.
A standard calibration curve was prepared to determine phenol concentration using corresponding absorbance recorded from spectrophotometer.
The maximum adsorption capacity is 3.55 mgg−1 at 20 mg L−1 initial phenol concentration.
The final phenol concentration was measured after 24 h for each sample.
The effect of initial phenol concentration on the degradation process was investigated.
Above 300 mg/L of initial phenol concentration no considerable depletion was recorded.
