Figures & data
Figure 1. Morphology of the bacterial isolates KCМ-R5 (A) and KCМ-RG5 (B).
Figure 2. Growth of Pseudomonas rhodesiae KCМ-R5 (A) and Bacillus subtilis KCM-RG5 (B) in Furukava's medium supplemented with phenol and phenol derivatives as sole carbon and energy sources.
Figure 3. Efficiency of phenol biodegradation by biofilters PEO-KCM R5 and PEO-KCM RG5. Biofilms were treated for 28 days with different phenol concentrations: 300 mg·L−1 (1–7 day), 400 mg·L−1 (8–12 day), 600 mg·L−1 (12–16 day) and 1000 mg·L−1 (17–28 day).
Figure 4. Macrostructure and SEM analysis of the PEO-KCM R5 (A) and PEO-KCM RG5 (B) biofilter treated with phenol.
Figure 5. SEM micrography of biofilm formed on the PEO-KCM R5 biofilter. Magnification ×500 (a), ×1500 (b), ×2500 (c), ×5000 (d), ×10,000 (e) and ×20,000 (f).
