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This work was aimed at developing a bioprocess for the mycoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and generating a matching early stage mass and energy balance approach to be applied in a large-scale process. Irpex lacteus BAFC 1171 and Trametes sanguinea LBM 023 capacity for PCBs biodegradation was tested under two different nutritional conditions, with 217 mg L⁻¹ of a technical mixture of Aroclor 1242, 1254 and 1260 in oil transformer. Mass and energy balances were calculated based on a generic model developed for early stages of microbial bioprocesses estimation, employing a low-cost culture medium. Both strains not only demonstrated ability to growth, but also degraded about 68% of the PCBs mixture in an N-limited liquid medium after 35 days of incubation at 29 ± 1 °C under static conditions. PCBs addition at 217 mg L^-1 modified fungal morphology, biomass, glucose …