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    Conversion of renewable substrates for biosurfactant production by Rhizopus arrhizus UCP 1607 and enhancing the removal of diesel oil from marine soil

    Year: 2019

    Journal: Electron. J. Biotechnol., Volume 38, MAR, page 40–48

    Authors: Pele, Milagre A.; Ribeaux, Daylin Rubio; Vieira, Edson Rodrigues; Souza, Adriana F.; Luna, Marcos A. C.; Rodriguez, Dayana Montero; Andrade, Rosileide F. S.; Alviano, Daniela Sales; Alviano, Celuta Sales; Barreto-Bergter, Eliana; Santiago, Andre L. C. M. A.; Campos-Takaki, Galba M.

    Organizations: CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico) [311,373/2014-3]; FACEPE (Fundacao de Amparo a Ciencia e Tecnologia de Pernambuco) [APQ-0291-2.12/15]

    Keywords: Agro-industrial wastes; Biomolecules; Biosurfactant; Corn steep liquor; Crude glycerol; Diesel oil; Marine soil; Mucoralean fungus; Removing hydrophobic compound; Rhizopus; Tensioactive agent

    Background: The use of agro-industrial wastes to produce high value-added biomolecules such as biosurfactants is a promising approach for lowering the total costs of production. This study aimed to produce biosurfactants using Rhizopus arrhizus UCP 1607, with crude glycerol (CG) and corn steep liquor (CSL) as substrates. In addition, the biomolecule was characterized, and its efficiency in removing petroderivatives from marine soil was investigated. Results: A 2(2) factorial design was applied, and the best condition for producing the biosurfactant was determined in assay 4 (3% CG and 5% CSL). The biosurfactant reduced the surface tension of water from 72 to 28.8 mN/m and produced a yield of 1.74 g,/L. The preliminary biochemical characterization showed that the biosurfactant consisted of proteins (38.0%), carbohydrates (35.4%), and lipids (5.5%). The compounds presented an anionic character, nontoxicity, and great stability for all conditions tested. The biomolecule displayed great ability in dispersing hydrophobic substrates in water, thereby resulting in 53.4 cm(2) ODA. The best efficiency of the biosurfactant in removing the pollutant diesel oil from marine soil was 79.4%. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the ability of R. arrhizus UCP1607 to produce a low-cost biosurfactant characterized as a glycoprotein and its potential use in the bioremediation of the hydrophobic diesel oil pollutant in marine soil. (C) 2019 Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
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