Vol 11, No 10 (2012)

Editorial

A special issue dedicated to environmental biotechnology for the knowledge-based bio and green economy

Fabio Fava, Maria Gavrilescu

1731--1

Articles

Reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) by means of nanoscale zero-valent nickel-iron (nzvni) particles

Andrea Negroni, Giulio Zanaroli, Marta Vignola, Fabio Fava, Hung-Yee Shu

1733-1739

Biosorption of trivalent chromium from aqueous solutions by pleurotus ostreatus biomass

Ingrid Johanna Puentes-C rdenas, Aura Marina Pedroza-Rodr guez, Manuel Navarrete-L pez, Thelma Lilia Villegas-Garrido, Eliseo Cristiani-Urbina

1741-1752

Acclimation of a microbial community to degrade a combination of organochlorine herbicides in a biofilm reactor

Ixchel Nava-Arenas, Nora Ruiz-Ordaz, Juvencio Galindez-Mayer, Oswaldo Ramos-Monroy, Cleotilde Ju rez-Ram rez, Everardo Curiel-Quesada, H ctor Poggi-Varaldo

1753-1761

Biodegradation and sorption of 17a-ethinylestradiol in submerged membrane bioreactor: effect of initial ammonium concentration

Liza Bautista-Patacsil, Analiza P. Rollon, Aileen P. Huelgas, Jiangyong Hu

1763-1767

Biofilter behaviour in contaminated soils by untreated paper sludge: critical issues and durability

Alice Dall Ara, Alessandra Bonoli

1769-1773

Microbial parameters as bioindicators of soil quality during aided phytostabilization of metal contaminated soil

Jacek Krzyzak, Grazyna Plaza, Rosa Margesin, Daniel Wasilkowski, Agnieszka Mrozik

1775-1782

Laser stimulation of trichophyton mentagrophytes for the enhancement biodegradation of hydrocarbons

Jan W. Dobrowolski, Alicja Budak, Danuta Trojanowska, Monika Rymarczyk, Jan Macuda

1783-1788

Selection of strains and carriers to combine fungi and activated sludge in wastewater bioremediation

Federica Spina, Alice Romagnolo, Antonella Anastasi, Valeria Tigini, Valeria Prigione, Giovanna Cristina Varese

1789-1796

Synthesis of biodiesel from hydrolyzates of arundo donax

Domenico Pirozzi, Abu Yousuf, Gaetano Zuccaro, Rosaria Aruta, Filomena Sannino

1797-1801

Enhanced anaerobic digestion performances: effect of sludge ultrasound pre-treatment and role of the microbial population

Camilla Maria Braguglia, Maria Cristina Gagliano, Agata Gallipoli, Simona Rossetti

1803-1810

Triphasic slurry bioreactors for the bioremediation of lindane-impacted soil under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

Wendy E. Varo-Arguello, Beni Camacho-P rez, Elvira R os-Leal, Pedro A. VazquezLandaverde, Mar a T. Ponce-Noyola, Josefina Barrera-Cort s, Isabel Sastre-Conde, Noem F. Rindernknecht-Seijas, H ctor M. Poggi-Varaldo

1811-1823

An innovative procedure to characterize properties from tailored composts

Alice Dall Ara, Alessandra Bonoli, Silvia Serranti

1825-1832

Suppression of methane gas emission from sediment using a bioelectrochemical system

Yoshiyuki Ueno, Yoji Kitajima

1833-1837

Bioleaching of copper from black shale ore using mesophilic mixed populations in an air up-lift bioreactor

Manivannan Sethurajan, Rajasekar Aruliah, Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian.

1839-1848

Enzymatic processing of chitinaceous wastes for n-acetyl-d-glucosamine production: an example of green and efficient environmental management

Sancharini Das, Ramkrishna Sen, Debasis Roy