The ability of the enriched microbial consortium to degrade
phenol was measured under batch conditions. All biodegradation
experiments using the microbial consortium (CF1) was carried out
in 250 ml Erlenmeyer flask containing 100ml of MSM with phenol
concentration varying from 100mg l1 to 1000mgl1. The flasks
are incubated at 35 C under agitation condition (150 rpm),
samples were withdrawn at regular time interval, centrifuged
and analyzed for residual phenol concentration. Each experiment
was carried out until complete phenol degradation.