Biodegradation of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate by fungi
2008
Chai, W.(Rikkyo Univ., Tokyo (Japan)) | Suzuki, M. | Handa, Y. | Murakami, M. | Utsukihara, T. | Honma, Y. | Nakajima, K. | Saito, M. | Horiuchi, A.
The biological degradation of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP; 1) was studied with fungi. An initial DEHP concentration of 40 ppm (40 mg/L) in an aqueous solution was degraded using fungi in the dark for 7 days. Among the 14 strains tested, 9 strains degraded DEHP above 50 %. Further, 3 strains of Fusarium were more effective for degradation of DEHP.
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