{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Hsu JS"],"funding":["Ministry of science and technology, Taiwan"],"pagination":["402"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8877889"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(2)"],"pubmed_abstract":["A novel chitosan immobilization technique that entraps photocatalyst and microbes was developed and applied to decompose decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in a clay slurry microcosm. The optimized conditions for immobilization were obtained by mixing 1.2% (w/v) chitosan dissolved in 1% (v/v) acetic acid with nano-TiO2 particles and the BDE-209-degrading bacterial mixed culture. This aqueous mixture was injected into 1% (w/v) water solution containing sodium tripolyphosphate to form spherical immobilized beads. The surface of the immobilized beads was reinforced by 0.25% (v/v) glutaraldehyde cross-linking. These beads had enough mechanical strength during BDE-209 degradation to maintain their shape in the system at a stirring rate of 200-rpm, while undergoing continuous 365 nm UVA irradiati"],"journal":["Microorganisms"],"pubmed_title":["Degradation of Decabromodiphenyl Ether in an Aerobic Clay Slurry Microcosm Using a Novel Immobilization Technique."],"pmcid":["PMC8877889"],"funding_grant_id":["MOST108-2918-I-031-001, MOST110-2221-E-031-002"],"pubmed_authors":["Yu TY","Jane WN","Hsu JS","Chang YT","Wei DJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Degradation of Decabromodiphenyl Ether in an Aerobic Clay Slurry Microcosm Using a Novel Immobilization Technique.","description":"A novel chitosan immobilization technique that entraps photocatalyst and microbes was developed and applied to decompose decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) in a clay slurry microcosm. The optimized conditions for immobilization were obtained by mixing 1.2% (w/v) chitosan dissolved in 1% (v/v) acetic acid with nano-TiO2 particles and the BDE-209-degrading bacterial mixed culture. This aqueous mixture was injected into 1% (w/v) water solution containing sodium tripolyphosphate to form spherical immobilized beads. The surface of the immobilized beads was reinforced by 0.25% (v/v) glutaraldehyde cross-linking. These beads had enough mechanical strength during BDE-209 degradation to maintain their shape in the system at a stirring rate of 200-rpm, while undergoing continuous 365 nm UVA irradiati","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Feb","modification":"2025-04-04T14:59:05.803Z","creation":"2025-02-19T03:58:57.819Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8877889","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35208857"],"doi":["10.3390/microorganisms10020402"]}}