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Title: Influence of corn steep liquor and glucose on colonization of control and CCB (Cu/Cr/B)-treated wood by brown rot fungi

Abstract

There are increasing problems with regard to the disposal of treated wood waste. Due to heavy metals or arsenic in impregnated wood waste, burning and landfill disposal options are not considered to be environmentally friendly solutions for dealing with this problem. Extraction of the heavy metals and recycling of the preservatives from the wood waste is a much more promising and environmentally friendly solution. In order to study the scale up of this process, copper/chromium/boron-treated wood specimens were exposed to copper tolerant (Antrodia vaillantii and Leucogyrophana pinastri) and copper sensitive wood decay fungi (Gloeophyllum trabeum and Poria monticola). Afterwards, the ability of fungal hyphae to penetrate and overgrow the wood specimens was investigated. The fungal growths were stimulated by immersing the specimens into aqueous solution of glucose or corn steep liquor prior to exposure to the fungi. The fastest colonization of the impregnated wood was by the copper tolerant A. vaillantii. Addition of glucose onto the surface of the wood specimens increased the fungi colonization of the specimens; however, immersion of the specimens into the solution of corn steep liquor did not have the same positive influence. These results are important in elucidating copper toxicity in wood decay fungi andmore » for using these fungi for bioremediation of treated wood wastes.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Wood Science and Technology, Rozna dolina, c. VIII/34, SI-1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia)
  2. Forest Products Research Center, Buckinghamshire Chilterns, University College, High Wycombe HP11 2JZ (United Kingdom)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20877413
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Waste Management
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 26; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.021; PII: S0956-053X(05)00110-8; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0956-053X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FUNGI; GLUCOSE; HEAVY METALS; PRESERVATIVES; RECYCLING; SANITARY LANDFILLS; TOXICITY; WOOD; WOOD WASTES

Citation Formats

Humar, Miha, Amartey, Sam A, and Pohleven, Franc. Influence of corn steep liquor and glucose on colonization of control and CCB (Cu/Cr/B)-treated wood by brown rot fungi. United States: N. p., 2006. Web. doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.021.
Humar, Miha, Amartey, Sam A, & Pohleven, Franc. Influence of corn steep liquor and glucose on colonization of control and CCB (Cu/Cr/B)-treated wood by brown rot fungi. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.021
Humar, Miha, Amartey, Sam A, and Pohleven, Franc. 2006. "Influence of corn steep liquor and glucose on colonization of control and CCB (Cu/Cr/B)-treated wood by brown rot fungi". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.021.
@article{osti_20877413,
title = {Influence of corn steep liquor and glucose on colonization of control and CCB (Cu/Cr/B)-treated wood by brown rot fungi},
author = {Humar, Miha and Amartey, Sam A and Pohleven, Franc},
abstractNote = {There are increasing problems with regard to the disposal of treated wood waste. Due to heavy metals or arsenic in impregnated wood waste, burning and landfill disposal options are not considered to be environmentally friendly solutions for dealing with this problem. Extraction of the heavy metals and recycling of the preservatives from the wood waste is a much more promising and environmentally friendly solution. In order to study the scale up of this process, copper/chromium/boron-treated wood specimens were exposed to copper tolerant (Antrodia vaillantii and Leucogyrophana pinastri) and copper sensitive wood decay fungi (Gloeophyllum trabeum and Poria monticola). Afterwards, the ability of fungal hyphae to penetrate and overgrow the wood specimens was investigated. The fungal growths were stimulated by immersing the specimens into aqueous solution of glucose or corn steep liquor prior to exposure to the fungi. The fastest colonization of the impregnated wood was by the copper tolerant A. vaillantii. Addition of glucose onto the surface of the wood specimens increased the fungi colonization of the specimens; however, immersion of the specimens into the solution of corn steep liquor did not have the same positive influence. These results are important in elucidating copper toxicity in wood decay fungi and for using these fungi for bioremediation of treated wood wastes.},
doi = {10.1016/j.wasman.2005.02.021},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20877413}, journal = {Waste Management},
issn = {0956-053X},
number = 5,
volume = 26,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
month = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2006}
}