Development of biological treatment method for pharmaceutical and personal care products

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24510093
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental technology/Environmental materials
• Research Institution: University of Yamanashi
• Principal Investigator: TANAKA Yasuhiro 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 助教 (50377587)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): MORI Kazuhiro 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 准教授 (90294040) ; TOYAMA Tadashi 山梨大学, 総合研究部, 准教授 (60431392)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 環境浄化 / ウキクサ / 活性汚泥 / 植生浄化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We succeeded in obtaining two types of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs)-degrading microbes. The first type of PPCPs-degrading microbe degraded polyoxyethylene alkyl ether (POE-AE) that is used as an emulsifying agent or coating reagent of medicines and cosmetics. Another PPCPs-degrading microbe targeted 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), which is used as a sanitizing agent, indicator or precursor of acesodyne. The POE-AE degrading microbe was applicable as microbiological agent to activated sludge wastewater treatment system. On the other hand, a new water treatment system using 4-NP degrading microbe-duckweed rhizosphere association, which indicated sustainable removal of the contaminant, has been developed.

Free Research Field

環境微生物学