Abstract
The purpose of this study is to enhance the biodegradability of atrazine with FH-1 and NJ-1 alone by selecting the mixing ratio, optimizing the culture medium and conditions. The results showed that FH-1 and NJ-1 have the best biodegradation effect on atrazine being mixed in a volume ratio of 3:2. In a single factor experiment, sucrose and NH4Cl provided carbon and nitrogen sources for the mixed bacteria. Subsequently, composition of fermentation medium was further optimized using Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology. Based on the results, growth of mixed bacteria and biodegradation of atrazine performed best effects with a biodegradation rate of 85.6% when sucrose and NH4Cl amounts were 35.30g/L and 10.28g/L. The optimal medium condition was 10% inoculum of mixed bacteria, with initial atrazine concentration of 50mg/L, neutral or weakly alkaline pH value, 30°C. The biodegradation rate reached 97.4%, 11.8% higher than the unoptimized condition.
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