Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum
Mycoremediation, a fungal-based technology, has seen tremendous growth as an effective alternative to treat industrial wastewater due to its ability to oxidise pollutant loadings. Considering the non-toxic properties and high potential degradation performance of Ganoderma lucidum, this research aims...
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2-s2.0-85149212875 Mooralitharan S.; Mohd Hanafiah Z.; Abd Manan T.S.B.; Muhammad-Sukki F.; Wan-Mohtar W.A.A.Q.I.; Wan Mohtar W.H.M. Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum 2023 Sustainability (Switzerland) 15 4 10.3390/su15043819 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85149212875&doi=10.3390%2fsu15043819&partnerID=40&md5=625df2d7e48fe9dadd671c5a60285f5e Mycoremediation, a fungal-based technology, has seen tremendous growth as an effective alternative to treat industrial wastewater due to its ability to oxidise pollutant loadings. Considering the non-toxic properties and high potential degradation performance of Ganoderma lucidum, this research aims to study the performance of a Malaysian G. lucidum strain, the effect of agitation speed, and different carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio concentrations of synthetic wastewater in degrading chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia. Different agitation speeds (25 rpm, 50 rpm and 100 rpm) and C/N ratios (C10N1, C13.3N1 and C16.7N1) were chosen as parameters to be analysed in this study. The best degradation of COD and ammonia with a percentage removal in the range of 95% to 100% within 30 h of treatment. ANOVA analysis was done using the response surface methodology to verify the obtained results, and it was found that mycoremediation using 100 rpm agitation provided the best results, removing more than 95% of COD and ammonia from synthetic wastewater. The microscopic analysis also showed that the structure of G. lucidum changed after wastewater treatment. This result proved that the Malaysian G. lucidum strain has a good potential in treating synthetic domestic wastewater, especially with high organic content, as a naturally sustainable bioremediation system. © 2023 by the authors. MDPI 20711050 English Article All Open Access; Gold Open Access |
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Mooralitharan S.; Mohd Hanafiah Z.; Abd Manan T.S.B.; Muhammad-Sukki F.; Wan-Mohtar W.A.A.Q.I.; Wan Mohtar W.H.M. |
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Mooralitharan S.; Mohd Hanafiah Z.; Abd Manan T.S.B.; Muhammad-Sukki F.; Wan-Mohtar W.A.A.Q.I.; Wan Mohtar W.H.M. Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Mooralitharan S.; Mohd Hanafiah Z.; Abd Manan T.S.B.; Muhammad-Sukki F.; Wan-Mohtar W.A.A.Q.I.; Wan Mohtar W.H.M. |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Vital Conditions to Remove Pollutants from Synthetic Wastewater Using Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum |
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Mycoremediation, a fungal-based technology, has seen tremendous growth as an effective alternative to treat industrial wastewater due to its ability to oxidise pollutant loadings. Considering the non-toxic properties and high potential degradation performance of Ganoderma lucidum, this research aims to study the performance of a Malaysian G. lucidum strain, the effect of agitation speed, and different carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio concentrations of synthetic wastewater in degrading chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia. Different agitation speeds (25 rpm, 50 rpm and 100 rpm) and C/N ratios (C10N1, C13.3N1 and C16.7N1) were chosen as parameters to be analysed in this study. The best degradation of COD and ammonia with a percentage removal in the range of 95% to 100% within 30 h of treatment. ANOVA analysis was done using the response surface methodology to verify the obtained results, and it was found that mycoremediation using 100 rpm agitation provided the best results, removing more than 95% of COD and ammonia from synthetic wastewater. The microscopic analysis also showed that the structure of G. lucidum changed after wastewater treatment. This result proved that the Malaysian G. lucidum strain has a good potential in treating synthetic domestic wastewater, especially with high organic content, as a naturally sustainable bioremediation system. © 2023 by the authors. |
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