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Article: Fungi could cleanup in paper mills.(Wastewater treatment)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- April 13, 2009
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An albino fungus could be the answer to cleaning up pulp and paper mills, by helping to remove the resin acids in mill effluent. The production of resins is a major headache for mill owners, particularly as the resulting acids can pose an environmental threat if discharged untreated into rivers. New research, however, points to a simple way of solving the problem by using a fungus to remove the offending resin compounds from Eucalyptus trees, one of the world's major wood species for pulp and paper milling.
Previous research has already shown that the fungus can be used to remove resin compounds from softwood trees, including several pine species, notes Roberta ...
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