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Ke CY, Sun R, Wei MX, Yuan XN, Sun WJ, Wang SC, Zhang QZ, Zhang XL. Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR): recent development and future perspectives. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2024; 44:1183-1202. [PMID: 38057128 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2023.2270578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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After conventional oil recovery operations, more than half of the crude oil still remains in a form, which is difficult to extract. Therefore, exploring and developing new enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies have always been priority research in oilfield development. Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is a promising tertiary oil recovery technology that has received widespread attention from the global oil industry in recent years due to its environmental friendliness, simplicity of operation, and cost-effectiveness. This review presents the: principle, characteristics, classification, recent development, and applications of MEOR technology. Based on hundreds of field trials conducted worldwide, the microbial strains, nutrient systems, and actual effects used in these technologies are summarized, with an emphasis on the achievements made in the development and application of MEOR in China in recent years. These technical classifications involve: microbial huff and puff recovery (MHPR), microbial flooding recovery (MFR), microbial selective plugging recovery (MSPR), and microbial wax removal and control (MWRC). Most of them have achieved good results, with a success rate of approximately 80%. These successful cases have accumulated into rich experiential indications for the popularization and application of MEOR technology, but there are still important yet uncertain factors that hinder the industrialization of this technology. Finally, based on the extensive research and development of MEOR by the authors, especially in both laboratory and industrial large scales, the main challenges and future perspectives of the industrial application for MEOR are presented.
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- Cong-Yu Ke
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- Research Institute of Oil and Gas Technology of PetroChina, Changqing Oilfield Company, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China
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Kapse N, Dagar SS, Dhakephalkar PK. Appropriate characterization of reservoir properties and investigation of their effect on microbial enhanced oil recovery through simulated laboratory studies. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15401. [PMID: 38965286 PMCID: PMC11224412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65728-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Appropriate characterization of reservoir properties and investigation of the effect of these properties on microbial metabolism and oil recovery under simulated reservoir conditions can aid in development of a sustainable microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) process. Our present study has unveiled the promising potential of the hyperthermophilic archaeon, identified as Thermococcus petroboostus sp. nov. 101C5, to positively influence the microenvironment within simulated oil reservoirs, by producing significant amounts of metabolites, such as biosurfactants, biopolymers, biomass, acids, solvents, gases. These MEOR desired metabolites were found to cause a series of desirable changes in the physicochemical properties of crude oil and reservoir rocks, thereby enhancing oil recovery. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that the microbial activity of 101C5 led to the mobilization of crude oil, consequently resulting in enhanced production rates and increased efficiency in simulated sand pack trials. 101C5 exhibited considerable potential as a versatile microorganism for MEOR applications across diverse reservoir conditions, mediating significant light as well as heavy oil recovery from Berea/carbonaceous nature of rock bearing intergranular/vugular/fracture porosity at extreme reservoir conditions characterized by high temperature (80-101 °C) and high pressure (700-1300 psi). Core flood study, which truly mimicked the reservoir conditions demonstrated 29.5% incremental oil recovery by 101C5 action from Berea sandstone at 900 psi and 96 °C, underscoring the potential of strain 101C5 for application in the depleted high temperature oil wells.
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- Neelam Kapse
- Bioenergy Group, MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India.
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India
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- Bioenergy Group, MACS-Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411004, India.
- Savitribai Phule Pune University, Ganeshkhind Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411007, India.
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Rattanahadsadin N, Lotrakul P, Bankeeree W, Punnapayak H, Prasongsuk S. Production and characterization of extracellular liamocins produced from fungal strains of Aureobasidium spp. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 40:253. [PMID: 38914906 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-024-04058-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Liamocins, a group of high-density glycolipids, are only produced by certain strains of the yeast-like fungi in the genus Aureobasidium. Until now, few studies have focused on the surfactant properties of liamocins produced from the highly diverse tropical strains of Aureobasidium. Therefore, the aims of this research were to screen the liamocin production from tropical strains of Aureobasidium spp. and to characterize their surfactant properties. A total of 41 strains of Thai Aureobasidium spp. were screened for their ability to produce liamocins, and the products were detected using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and thin-layer chromatography. Of those strains, 30 strains of Aureobasidium spp. tested were found to produce liamocins with yields ranging from 0.53 to 10.60 g/l. The nature of all crude liamocins was heterogeneous, with different compositions and ratios depending on the yeast strain. These liamocins exhibited relatively high emulsifying activity against vegetable oils tested, with an emulsification index of around 40-50%; the emulsion stability of some liamocins was up to 30 days. The obtained critical micelle concentration values were varied, with those of liamocins produced from A. pullulans, A. melanogenum and A. thailandense falling in ranges from 7.70 to 119.78, 10.73 to > 1,000, and 68.56 to > 1,000 mg/l, respectively. The emulsification activity of liamocins was higher than that of the analytical grade rhamnolipids. These compounds showed strong surface tension reduction in a sodium chloride concentration range of 2-12% (w/v), pH values between 3 and 7, and temperatures between 4 and 121 °C. This is the first report of liamocins produced by A. thailandense.
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- Nattapat Rattanahadsadin
- Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, 60115, Indonesia
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- Plant Biomass Utilization Research Unit, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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Nour SA, Emam MTH, El-Sayed GM, Sakr EAE. Utilizing chitooligosaccharides from shrimp waste biodegradation via recombinant chitinase A: a promising approach for emulsifying hydrocarbon and bioremediation. Microb Cell Fact 2024; 23:126. [PMID: 38698402 PMCID: PMC11067288 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02388-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Hydrocarbon pollution stemming from petrochemical activities is a significant global environmental concern. Bioremediation, employing microbial chitinase-based bioproducts to detoxify or remove contaminants, presents an intriguing solution for addressing hydrocarbon pollution. Chitooligosaccharides, a product of chitin degradation by chitinase enzymes, emerge as key components in this process. Utilizing chitinaceous wastes as a cost-effective substrate, microbial chitinase can be harnessed to produce Chitooligosaccharides. This investigation explores two strategies to enhance chitinase productivity, firstly, statistical optimization by the Plackett Burman design approach to evaluating the influence of individual physical and chemical parameters on chitinase production, Followed by response surface methodology (RSM) which delvs into the interactions among these factors to optimize chitinase production. Second, to further boost chitinase production, we employed heterologous expression of the chitinase-encoding gene in E. coli BL21(DE3) using a suitable vector. Enhancing chitinase activity not only boosts productivity but also augments the production of Chitooligosaccharides, which are found to be used as emulsifiers. RESULTS In this study, we focused on optimizing the production of chitinase A from S. marcescens using the Plackett Burman design and response surface methods. This approach led to achieving a maximum activity of 78.65 U/mL. Subsequently, we cloned and expressed the gene responsible for chitinase A in E. coli BL21(DE3). The gene sequence, named SmChiA, spans 1692 base pairs, encoding 563 amino acids with a molecular weight of approximately 58 kDa. This sequence has been deposited in the NCBI GenBank under the accession number "OR643436". The purified recombinant chitinase exhibited a remarkable activity of 228.085 U/mL, with optimal conditions at a pH of 5.5 and a temperature of 65 °C. This activity was 2.9 times higher than that of the optimized enzyme. We then employed the recombinant chitinase A to effectively hydrolyze shrimp waste, yielding chitooligosaccharides (COS) at a rate of 33% of the substrate. The structure of the COS was confirmed through NMR and mass spectrometry analyses. Moreover, the COS demonstrated its utility by forming stable emulsions with various hydrocarbons. Its emulsification index remained stable across a wide range of salinity, pH, and temperature conditions. We further observed that the COS facilitated the recovery of motor oil, burned motor oil, and aniline from polluted sand. Gravimetric assessment of residual hydrocarbons showed a correlation with FTIR analyses, indicating the efficacy of COS in remediation efforts. CONCLUSIONS The recombinant chitinase holds significant promise for the biological conversion of chitinaceous wastes into chitooligosaccharides (COS), which proved its potential in bioremediation efforts targeting hydrocarbon-contaminated sand.
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- Shaimaa A Nour
- Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Behouth St., Giza, 12622, Dokki, Egypt.
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- Genetics and Cytology Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Dokki, Egypt
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- Microbial Genetics Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, Giza, Dokki, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Begum W, Saha B, Mandal U. A comprehensive review on production of bio-surfactants by bio-degradation of waste carbohydrate feedstocks: an approach towards sustainable development. RSC Adv 2023; 13:25599-25615. [PMID: 37649573 PMCID: PMC10463011 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05051c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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The advancement of science and technology demands chemistry which is safer, smarter and green by nature. The sustainability of science thus requires well-behaved alternates that best suit the demand. Bio-surfactants are surface active compounds, established to affect surface chemistry. In general, microbial bio-surfactants are a group of structurally diverse molecules produced by different microbes. A large number of bio-surfactants are produced during hydrocarbon degradation by hydrocarbonoclistic microorganisms during their own growth on carbohydrates and the production rate is influenced by the rate of degradation of carbohydrates. The production of such biological surfactants is thus of greater importance. This write up is a dedicated review to update the existing knowledge of inexpensive carbohydrate sources as substrates, microorganisms and technologies of biosurfactant production. This is an economy friendly as well as sustainable approach which will facilitate achieving some sustainable development goals. The production is dependent on the fermentation strategies, different factors of the microbial culture broth and downstream processing; these all have been elaborately presented in this article.
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- Wasefa Begum
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan Golapbag West Bengal 713104 India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan Golapbag West Bengal 713104 India
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Burdwan Golapbag West Bengal 713104 India
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Ciurko D, Chebbi A, Kruszelnicki M, Czapor-Irzabek H, Urbanek AK, Polowczyk I, Franzetti A, Janek T. Production and characterization of lipopeptide biosurfactant from a new strain of Pseudomonas antarctica 28E using crude glycerol as a carbon source. RSC Adv 2023; 13:24129-24139. [PMID: 37577095 PMCID: PMC10415746 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03408a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas is a cosmopolitan genus of bacteria found in soil, water, organic matter, plants and animals and known for the production of glycolipid and lipopeptide biosurfactants. In this study bacteria (laboratory collection number 28E) isolated from soil collected in Spitsbergen were used for biosurfactant production. 16S rRNA sequencing and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) revealed that this isolate belongs to the species Pseudomonas antarctica. In the present study, crude glycerol, a raw material obtained from several industrial processes, was evaluated as a potential low-cost carbon source to reduce the costs of lipopeptide production. Among several tested glycerols, a waste product of stearin production, rich in nitrogen, iron and calcium, ensured optimal conditions for bacterial growth. Biosurfactant production was evidenced by a reduction of surface tension (ST) and an increase in the emulsification index (E24%). According to Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), the biosurfactant was identified as viscosin. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of lipopeptide was determined to be 20 mg L-1. Interestingly, viscosin production has been reported previously for Pseudomonas viscosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas libanensis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on viscosin production by a P. antarctica 28E. The results indicated the potential of crude glycerol as a low-cost substrate to produce a lipopeptide biosurfactant with promising tensioactive and emulsifying properties.
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- Dominika Ciurko
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences 51-630 Wrocław Poland +48-71-320-7734
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University 00146 Rome Italy
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymers and Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Laboratory of Elemental Analysis and Structural Research, Wroclaw Medical University 50-556 Wroclaw Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw 50-383 Wroclaw Poland
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- Department of Process Engineering and Technology of Polymers and Carbon Materials, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology 50-370 Wrocław Poland
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences - DISAT, University of Milano-Bicocca 20126 Milano Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences 51-630 Wrocław Poland +48-71-320-7734
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Moya-Ramírez I, Pegalajar-Robles ME, Debiasi Alberton M, Rufián-Henares JA, Fernández-Arteaga A, Garcia-Roman M, Altmajer-Vaz D. Spent coffee grounds as feedstock for the production of biosurfactants and the improved recovery of melanoidins. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:254. [PMID: 37462834 PMCID: PMC10353961 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03698-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are wastes generated in high amounts worldwide. Their composition makes them a promising feedstock for biotechnological processes. Here we show that the production of the biosurfactant surfactin by submerged culture of a Bacillus subtilis strain growing on SCG is possible, reaching concentrations up to 8.8 mg/L when using SCG at 8.3 g/L in the medium. In addition, we report a synergy between the production of surfactin and the recovery of melanoidins, an added-value compound already present in SCG. More specifically, the concentration of melanoidins in the culture medium increased between 2.1 and 2.5 times thanks to the presence of the B. subtilis in the culture. Furthermore, we have observed a strong interaction between surfactin and melanoidin aggregates through dynamic light scattering measurements, and that both of them can be co-purified with an acid precipitation. We have also characterized the interfacial and antioxidant properties of the cell-free supernatant and surfactin extract, as well as the distribution of the congeners of the biosurfactant. Altogether, this work describes a promising approach to obtain biosurfactants and antioxidant molecules in a single operation, which can be used to design several new formulations of interest for bioremediation, amendment of soils, food and cosmetics.
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- Ignacio Moya-Ramírez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s.n, Granada, 18071, Spain.
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bromatología, Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Centro de Investigación Biomédica and Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Universidad de Granada, Granada, 18100, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s.n, Granada, 18071, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s.n, Granada, 18071, Spain
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Dasgupta A, Saha S, Ganguli P, Das I, De D, Chaudhuri S. Characterization of pumilacidin, a lipopeptide biosurfactant produced from Bacillus pumilus NITDID1 and its prospect in bioremediation of hazardous pollutants. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:274. [PMID: 37401995 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/05/2023]
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Highly hydrophobic compounds like petroleum and their byproducts, once released into the environment, can persist indefinitely by virtue of their ability to resist microbial degradation, ultimately paving the path to severe environmental pollution. Likewise, the accumulation of toxic heavy metals like lead, cadmium, chromium, etc., in the surroundings poses an alarming threat to various living organisms. To remediate the matter in question, the applicability of a biosurfactant produced from the mangrove bacterium Bacillus pumilus NITDID1 (Accession No. KY678446.1) is reported here. The structural characterization of the produced biosurfactant revealed it to be a lipopeptide and has been identified as pumilacidin through FTIR, NMR, and MALDI-TOF MS. The critical micelle concentration of pumilacidin was 120 mg/L, and it showed a wide range of stability in surface tension reduction experiments under various environmental conditions and exhibited a high emulsification index of as much as 90%. In a simulated setup of engine oil-contaminated sand, considerable oil recovery (39.78%) by this biosurfactant was observed, and upon being added to a microbial consortium, there was an appreciable enhancement in the degradation of the used engine oil. As far as the heavy metal removal potential of biosurfactant is concerned, as much as 100% and 82% removal was observed for lead and cadmium, respectively. Thus, in a nutshell, the pumilacidin produced from Bacillus pumilus NITDID1 holds promise for multifaceted applications in the field of environmental remediation.
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- Arpan Dasgupta
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Department of Microbiology, Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713216, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India.
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Adiandri RS, Purwadi R, Hoerudin H, Setiadi T. Evaluation of Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus Species Using Glucose and Xylose as Carbon Sources. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:250. [PMID: 37347358 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03345-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Lignocellulosic material is one of the raw materials that can be used to reduce the cost of biosurfactant production because it is cheap, abundantly available, and contains cellulose and hemicellulose which can be hydrolyzed to glucose and xylose as carbon sources. This study aimed to evaluate biosurfactant production by Bacillus species using glucose and xylose as carbon sources, which are the most abundant sugar monomers from the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials. In this study, biosurfactants were produced by six bacterial isolates belonging to the Bacillus genus. The six bacterial isolates were identified molecularly through 16S rRNA sequencing. The results showed that the six bacterial isolates were identified as B. subtilis ITBCC46, B. subtilis ITBCC40, B. subtilis ITBCC31, B. siamensis ITBCC36, B. xiamenensis ITBCC43, and B. subtilis ITBCC30. All Bacillus species used in this study could be grown on glucose or xylose media. Biosurfactants produced by B. subtilis ITBCC46, B. subtilis ITBCC40, B. subtilis ITBCC31, and B. siamensis ITBCC36 could reduce surface tension below 40 mN/m (32.70 to 39.15 mN/m). All biosurfactants produced by these Bacillus species had more than 50% emulsification stability. These characteristics indicated that the biosurfactants had the desired quality.
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- Resa Setia Adiandri
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, West Java, 40132, Indonesia
- Indonesian Center for Agricultural Postharvest Research and Development, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Bogor, 16124, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, West Java, 40132, Indonesia
- Food Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jatinangor Campus, Sumedang, 45363, Indonesia
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- Indonesian Center for Agricultural Postharvest Research and Development, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, Bogor, 16124, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, West Java, 40132, Indonesia.
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Washing soil contaminated with crude oil using biosurfactant of halotolerant Bacillus cereus, grown under different conditions. Biologia (Bratisl) 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-023-01350-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Verma R, Sharma S, Kundu LM, Maiti SK, Pandey LM. Enhanced production of biosurfactant by Bacillus subtilis RSL2 in semicontinuous bioreactor utilizing molasses as a sole substrate. J Biotechnol 2023; 362:24-35. [PMID: 36563858 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The growth-associated metabolites are produced during the exponential phase; however, this phase terminates due to substrate depletion or product inhibition. In the present study, a semicontinuous mode with a fill-and-draw strategy was applied to extend the exponential phase of the biosurfactant production to overcome the product inhibition and in turn, enhance the yield. Bioreactor studies were performed in batch mode, followed by the semicontinuous operation. A potential biosurfactant producer Bacillus subtilis RSL2 was used in this study at the previously optimized conditions of pH 6.6, temperature 41 °C and 5% (w/v) of molasses. A better mass transfer was achieved in the bioreactor as compared to the shake flask study. In the batch bioreactor study, 90% of sugar was utilized with simultaneous 13.7 g L-1 of biosurfactant production. The sugar utilization was further improved to > 98% in the case of semicontinuous operation employing a fill-and-draw strategy. The exponential phase got extended up to 18 days and a total of 13 L of media was fed in the semicontinuous operation of 21 days as compared to 1.5 L of working volume in the batch reactor. The biosurfactant yield was enhanced by 1.5 folds and was found to be 0.97 g g-1. The produced biosurfactant was identified as a lipopeptide. The interfacial properties of the biosurfactant along with colloidal and thermal stability have been investigated. The critical micelle concentration of the produced biosurfactant was 70 mg L-1. The present study highlighted the efficient utilization of molasses for the production of biosurfactant, an alternative metabolite, in a semicontinuous mode of bioreactor.
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- Rahul Verma
- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Bio-interface & Environmental Engineering Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India; Bioorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Integrated Bioprocessing Laboratory, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India; Bio-interface & Environmental Engineering Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
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Carolin C F, Senthil Kumar P, Mohanakrishna G, Hemavathy RV, Rangasamy G, M Aminabhavi T. Sustainable production of biosurfactants via valorisation of industrial wastes as alternate feedstocks. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 312:137326. [PMID: 36410507 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Globally, the rapid increase in the human population has given rise to a variety of industries, which have produced a variety of wastes. Due to their detrimental effects on both human and environmental health, pollutants from industry have taken centre stage among the various types of waste produced. The amount of waste produced has therefore increased the demand for effective waste management. In order to create valuable chemicals for sustainable waste management, trash must be viewed as valuable addition. One of the most environmentally beneficial and sustainable choices is to use garbage to make biosurfactants. The utilization of waste in the production of biosurfactant provides lower processing costs, higher availability of feedstock and environmental friendly product along with its characteristics. The current review focuses on the use of industrial wastes in the creation of sustainable biosurfactants and discusses how biosurfactants are categorized. Waste generation in the fruit industry, agro-based industries, as well as sugar-industry and dairy-based industries is documented. Each waste and wastewater are listed along with its benefits and drawbacks. This review places a strong emphasis on waste management, which has important implications for the bioeconomy. It also offers the most recent scientific literature on industrial waste, including information on the role of renewable feedstock for the production of biosurfactants, as well as the difficulties and unmet research needs in this area.
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- Femina Carolin C
- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, 580031, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India
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- School of Advanced Sciences, KLE Technological University, Hubballi, Karnataka, 580031, India; University Center for Research & Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, 140413, Panjab, India
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Phulpoto IA, Yu Z, Qazi MA, Ndayisenga F, Yang J. A comprehensive study on microbial-surfactants from bioproduction scale-up toward electrokinetics remediation of environmental pollutants: Challenges and perspectives. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:136979. [PMID: 36309062 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Currently, researchers have focused on electrokinetic (EK) bioremediation due to its potential to remove a wide-range of pollutants. Further, to improve their performance, synthetic surfactants are employed as effective additives because of their excellent solubility and mobility. Synthetic surfactants have an excessive position in industries since they are well-established, cheap, and easily available. Nevertheless, these surfactants have adverse environmental effects and could be detrimental to aquatic and terrestrial life. Owing to social and environmental awareness, there is a rising demand for bio-based surfactants in the global market, from environmental sustainability to public health, because of their excellent surface and interfacial activity, higher and stable emulsifying property, biodegradability, non- or low toxicity, better selectivity and specificity at extreme environmental conditions. Unfortunately, challenges to biosurfactants, like expensive raw materials, low yields, and purification processes, hinder their applicability to large-scale. To date, extensive research has already been conducted for production scale-up using multidisciplinary approaches. However, it is still essential to research and develop high-yielding bacteria for bioproduction through traditional and biotechnological advances to reduce production costs. Herein, this review evaluates the recent progress made on microbial-surfactants for bioproduction scale-up and provides detailed information on traditional and advanced genetic engineering approaches for cost-effective bioproduction. Furthermore, this study emphasized the role of electrokinetic (EK) bioremediation and discussed the application of BioS-mediated EK for various pollutants remediation.
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- Irfan Ali Phulpoto
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China; Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Science, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir's, 66020, Sindh, Pakistan
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China; RCEES-IMCAS-UCAS Joint-Lab of Microbial Technology for Environmental Science, Beijing, 100085, China.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Science, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mir's, 66020, Sindh, Pakistan
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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Sharma P, Rekhi P, Debnath M. Removal of Heavy Metal by Biosurfactant Producing Novel Halophilic
Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. rodentium
Strain SE I Isolated from Sambhar Salt Lake. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Priyanka Sharma
- Department of Bioscience Manipal University Jaipur Jaipur 303007 Rajasthan India
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- Department of Bioscience Manipal University Jaipur Jaipur 303007 Rajasthan India
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- Department of Bioscience Manipal University Jaipur Jaipur 303007 Rajasthan India
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Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens C11 and Streptomyces lavendulae C27 Isolated from a Biopurification System for Environmental Applications. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10101892. [DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10101892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Biosurfactant-producing bacteria can be found in contaminated environments such as biopurification systems (BPS) for pesticide treatments. A total of 18 isolates were screened to determine their ability to produce extracellular biosurfactants, using olive oil as the main carbon source. Out of the eighteen isolates, two strains (C11 and C27) were selected for biosurfactant production. The emulsification activities of the C11 and C27 strains using sunflower oil was 58.4 and 53.7%, respectively, and 46.6 and 48.0% using olive oil. Using molecular techniques and MALDI-TOF, the strains were identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (C11) and Streptomyces lavendulae (C27). The submerged cultivation of the two selected strains was carried out in a 1 L stirred-tank bioreactor. The maximum biosurfactant production, indicated by the lowest surface tension measurement, was similar (46 and 45 mN/m) for both strains, independent of the fact that the biomass of the B. amyloliquefaciens C11 strain was 50% lower than the biomass of the S. lavendulae C27 strain. The partially purified biosurfactants produced by B. amyloliquefaciens C11 and S. lavendulae C27 were characterized as a lipopeptide and a glycolipid, respectively. These outcomes highlight the potential of the selected biosurfactant-producing microorganisms for improving pesticides’ bioavailability and therefore the degradational efficacy of BPS.
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Ja'afaru MI, Abbas T, Ajunwa OM, Olaifa K. Characterization and statistical optimization of biosurfactant production using Bacillus subtilis isolated from automotive oil-contaminated soil in Yola, Nigeria. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Wang Q, Guo S, Ali M, Song X, Tang Z, Zhang Z, Zhang M, Luo Y. Thermally enhanced bioremediation: A review of the fundamentals and applications in soil and groundwater remediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 433:128749. [PMID: 35364527 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Thermally enhanced bioremediation (TEB), a new concept proposed in recent years, explores the combination of thermal treatment and bioremediation to address the challenges of the low efficiency and long duration of bioremediation. This study presented a comprehensive review regarding the fundamentals of TEB and its applications in soil and groundwater remediation. The temperature effects on the bioremediation of contaminants were systematically reviewed. The thermal effects on the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of soil, and the corresponding changes of contaminants bioavailability and microbial metabolic activities were summarized. Specifically, the increase in temperature within a suitable range can proliferate enzymes enrichment, extracellular polysaccharides and biosurfactants production, and further enhancing bioremediation. Furthermore, a systematic evaluation of TEB applications by utilizing traditional in situ heating technologies, as well as renewable energy (e.g., stored aquifer thermal energy and solar energy), was provided. Additionally, TEB has been applied as a biological polishing technology post thermal treatment, which can be a cost-effective method to address the contaminants rebounds in groundwater remediation. However, there are still various challenges to be addressed in TEB, and future research perspectives to further improve the basic understanding and applications of TEB for the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater are presented.
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- Qing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Maheshwari N, Thakur IS, Srivastava S. Role of carbon-dioxide sequestering bacteria for clean air environment and prospective production of biomaterials: a sustainable approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:38950-38971. [PMID: 35304714 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19393-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The increase in demand of fossil fuel uses for developmental activity and manufacturing of goods have resulted a huge emission of global warming gases (GWGs) in the atmosphere. Among all GWGs, CO2 is the major contributor that inevitably causes global warming and climate change. Mitigation strategies like biological CO2 capture through sequestration and their storage into biological organic form are used to minimize the concentration of atmospheric CO2 with the goal to control climate change. Since increasing atmospheric CO2 level supports microbial growth and productivity thus microbial-based CO2 sequestration has remarkable advantages as compared to plant-based sequestration. This review focuses on CO2 sequestration mechanism in bacteria through different carbon fixation pathways, involved enzymes, their role in calcite, and other environmentally friendly biomaterials such as biofuel, bioplastic, and biosurfactant.
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- Neha Maheshwari
- Amity School of Earth and Environmental Science, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Amity School of Earth and Environmental Science, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Amity School of Earth and Environmental Science, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.
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Development of a Novel Green Bio-Nanofluid from Sapindus Saponaria for Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10061057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The main objective of this study is to develop a novel green-nanofluid from Sapindus Saponaria for its application in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes. The bio-nanofluid is composed of a green active compound (AGC), bio-ethanol, and commercial surfactant (SB) at a low concentration. The AGC was obtained from soapberry “Sapindus Saponaria” using the alcoholic extraction method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and critical micellar concentration (CMC) to verify the content of saponins as active agents with surface-active behavior. Three types of silica-based nanoparticles were used and characterized by FTIR, TGA, and dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis. Two commercial nanoparticles (SiO2-C1 and SiO2-C2) were evaluated, and a third one (SiO2-RH) was synthesized from rice husks as an ecological nanomaterial alternative. The performance of the adjusted systems was evaluated by capillary number (effective interfacial tension (σe), wettability and viscosity) and finally with coreflooding tests under reservoir conditions. The FTIR results confirm the presence of saponins in the AGC. In addition, according to the TGA, the AGC is stable under the reservoir temperature of interest. Regarding nanoparticles, siloxane and silanol groups were observed in all samples. For SiO2-C1 and SiO2-C2 samples, the weight loss was lower than 5% for temperatures up to 700 °C. Meanwhile, SiO2-RH had a weight loss of 12% at 800 °C, and 8% at reservoir temperature. Results show a decrease in the interfacial tension (IFT) of up to 83% of the tuned system with only 100 mg·L−1 of rice husk nanoparticles compared to the system without nanoparticles, reaching values of 1.60 × 10−1 mN·m−1. In the coreflooding test, increases of up to 13% of additional crude oil were obtained using the best bio-nanofluid. This work presents an excellent opportunity to include green alternatives to improve conventional techniques with added value during the injection of chemicals in chemical-enhanced oil recovery (CEOR) processes.
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Optimization of conditions for a surfactant-producing strain and application to petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil bioremediation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 213:112428. [PMID: 35231686 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated sites have been mainly remediated through the surfactant-enhanced soil leaching method. However, the commonly used chemical surfactants have poor biocompatibility and are prone to form residues in fields. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to establish an effective system of biosurfactant remediation in the field and provide instructions for common bioremediation challenges. First, wild-type Bacillus amyloliquefaciens A3, which produced lipopeptide biosurfactant, was used to improve the production of biosurfactant by atmosphere and room temperature plasma (ARTP) mutagenesis. Second, the mutant 1-24 was selected from a total of 174 mutants due to the outstanding yield. Subsequently, 1-24 was applied in the soil column leaching experiments and removed 45.44% of petroleum hydrocarbons by changing the relevant enzyme activities. Biosurfactant addition and 1-24 inoculation effectively activated a portion of the petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil columns, and 1-24 presented potential as a desired candidate for bioremediation. This is the first report of using ARTP mutagenesis to improve the production of biosurfactants. Simultaneously, we first propose a theoretical system in which the yield of biosurfactant was increased using ARTP mutagenesis for strains and applied the mutants in situ soil bioremediation. This research indicated that the theoretical system was useful in soil columns to simulate field remediation conditions, providing practical references for the bioremediation of contaminated soil.
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Akintayo SO, Treinen C, Vahidinasab M, Pfannstiel J, Bertsche U, Fadahunsi I, Oellig C, Granvogl M, Henkel M, Lilge L, Hausmann R. Exploration of surfactin production by newly isolated Bacillus and Lysinibacillus strains from food related sources. Lett Appl Microbiol 2022; 75:378-387. [PMID: 35486075 DOI: 10.1111/lam.13731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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As a lipopeptide (LP), surfactin exhibits properties, such as emulsifying and dispersing ability, which are useful in food industry. Discovery of new LP-producing strains from food sources is an important step towards possible application of surfactin in foods. A total of 211 spore-forming, Gram-positive, and catalase-positive bacterial strains were isolated from fermented African locust beans (iru) and Palm Oil Mill Effluents in a screening process and examined for their ability to produce surfactin. This was achieved by a combination of methods, which included microbiological and molecular classification of strains, along with chemical analysis of surfactin production. Altogether, 29 isolates, positive for oil spreading and emulsification assays, were further identified with 16S rDNA analysis. The strains belonged to nine species including less commonly reported strains of Lysinibacillus, Bacillus flexus, B. tequilensis, and B. aryabhattai. The surfactin production was quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Confirmation of surfactin by MS was achieved in all the 29 strains. Highest surfactin production capability was found in B. subtilis IRB2-A1 with a titer of 1444.1 mg L-1 .
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- Stephen Olusanmi Akintayo
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.,Department of Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Core Facility Hohenheim, Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, University of Hohenheim, Ottilie-Zeller-Weg 2, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Core Facility Hohenheim, Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, University of Hohenheim, Ottilie-Zeller-Weg 2, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Zargar AN, Lymperatou A, Skiadas I, Kumar M, Srivastava P. Structural and functional characterization of a novel biosurfactant from Bacillus sp. IITD106. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 423:127201. [PMID: 34560483 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant saponins are attractive biosurfactants and have been used to enhance phytoremediation. There are only limited reports on saponins produced by bacteria. Here, we report structural and functional characterization of a novel saponin produced by Bacillus sp. IITD106. Biosurfactant production was determined by emulsion index, drop collapse, oil displacement and hemolytic assays. The biosurfactant was stable over a range of temperature (30 °C to 70 °C), salinity (0-150 g liter-1) and pH (4-10). The surface tension of the medium reduced from 58.89 mN/m to 27.29 mN/m using the isolated biosurfactant. Chromatographic analysis revealed the biosurfactant to be a glycolipid. LCMS, FT-IR and NMR analysis identified the biosurfactant to be a saponin containing two sugar groups and a 5 ringed triterpene sapogenin unit. Genome sequencing of the strain revealed the presence of genes responsible for biosynthesis of saponin. Statistical optimization of culture medium resulted in 9.3-fold increase in biosurfactant production. Kinetics study of biosurfactant production performed in a stirred tank batch bioreactor resulted in 6.04 g liter-1 and 6.9 g liter-1 biomass and biosurfactant concentration, respectively. The biosurfactant was found to solubilize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The potential of cell free biosurfactant containing broth to enhance oil recovery was tested in a sand pack column and recovery of 63% of residual oil was observed. To our knowledge this is the first report of saponin production by any of the strains of Bacillus.
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- Arif Nissar Zargar
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India; Indian Oil Corporation, R&D Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India; Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Indian Oil Corporation, R&D Centre, Sector-13, Faridabad 121007, India
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Sittisart P, Gasaluck P. Biosurfactant production by Lactobacillus plantarum MGL-8 from mango waste. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 132:2883-2893. [PMID: 35025114 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS Enhancing biosurfactant production from indigenous Lactobacillus plantarum MGL-8 using mango waste substrate, and evaluating its characteristics as food sanitiser. METHODS AND RESULTS Mango juice (a mixture of mango paste, sucrose, glycerol, and deionised water) was used for batch fermentation with L. plantarum MGL-8 (L-MJ) and uninoculated (MC-MJ). Agitation, aeration, and temperature were controlled. Maximum Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) growth was observed in MC-MJ and L-MJ at 48 h, and the L-MJ fermentation provided the highest biosurfactant yield of 4.22 g l-1 at 120 h. The dried crude biosurfactant (BSF) provided surface tension 36.6 mN m-1 , a maximum emulsification index (E24%) of 41% and zone of inhibition of 15.53 mm. Preliminary characterisation by Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) indicated a multi-component glycolipoprotein BSF associated with fatty dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, proteins, and polysaccharides. The BSF also displayed bactericidal activity against Listeria monocytogenes at 400 µg ml-1 . CONCLUSIONS Mango waste substrate enhanced biosurfactant production by indigenous L. plantarum MGL-8. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study identifies a production process and characteristics of the biosurfactant, which can be employed as a food sanitiser.
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- Priyada Sittisart
- School of Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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- School of Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Technology, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, 30000, Thailand
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Vassaux A, Rannou M, Peers S, Daboudet T, Jacques P, Coutte F. Impact of the Purification Process on the Spray-Drying Performances of the Three Families of Lipopeptide Biosurfactant Produced by Bacillus subtilis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 9:815337. [PMID: 35004661 PMCID: PMC8727909 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.815337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Lipopeptides produced by Bacillus subtilis display many activities (surfactant, antimicrobial, and antitumoral), which make them interesting compounds with a wide range of applications. During the past years, several processes have been developed to enable their production and purification with suitable yield and purity. The already implemented processes mainly end with a critical drying step, which is currently achieved by freeze-drying. In this study, the possibility to replace this freeze-drying step with a spray-drying one, more suited to industrial applications, was analyzed. After evaluating their thermal resistance, we have developed a spray-drying methodology applicable for the three lipopeptides families produced by B. subtilis, i.e., surfactin, mycosubtilin (iturin family), and plipastatin (fengycin family). For each lipopeptide, the spray-drying procedure was applied at three steps of the purification process by ultrafiltration (supernatant, diafiltered solution, and pre-purified fraction). The analysis of the activities of each spray-dried lipopeptide showed that this drying method is not decreasing its antimicrobial and biosurfactant properties. The methodology developed in this study enabled for the first time the spray-drying of surfactin, without adjuvants’ addition and regardless of the purification step considered. In the case of fengycin and mycosubtilin, only diafiltered solution and purified fraction could be successfully spray-dried without the addition of adjuvant. Maltodextrin addition was also investigated as the solution for the direct drying of supernatant. As expected, the performances of the spray-drying step and the purity of the powder obtained are highly related to the purification step at which the product was dried. Interestingly, the impact of mycosubtilin concentration on spray-drying yield was also evidenced.
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- Antoine Vassaux
- Université de Lille, UMRt BioEcoAgro 1158-INRAE, Équipe Métabolites Secondaires d'Origine Microbienne, Institut Charles Viollette, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, UMRt BioEcoAgro 1158-INRAE, Équipe Métabolites Secondaires d'Origine Microbienne, Institut Charles Viollette, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, UMRt BioEcoAgro 1158-INRAE, Équipe Métabolites Secondaires d'Origine Microbienne, Institut Charles Viollette, Lille, France
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- LIPOFABRIK, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.,TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Université de Liège, UMRt BioEcoAgro 1158-INRAE, Équipe Métabolites Secondaires D'origine Microbienne, MiPI, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux, Belgium
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- Université de Lille, UMRt BioEcoAgro 1158-INRAE, Équipe Métabolites Secondaires d'Origine Microbienne, Institut Charles Viollette, Lille, France.,LIPOFABRIK, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Genomics and simulated laboratory studies reveal Thermococcus sp. 101C5 as a novel hyperthermophilic archaeon possessing a specialized metabolic arsenal for enhanced oil recovery. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 115:19-31. [PMID: 34734348 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-021-01667-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Laboratory evaluation of hyperthermophiles with the potential for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is often hampered by the difficulties in replicating the in situ growth conditions in the laboratory. In the present investigation, genome analysis was used to gain insights into the metabolic potential of a hyperthermophile to mobilize the residual oil from depleting high-temperature oil reservoirs. Here, we report the 1.9 Mb draft genome sequence of a hyperthermophilic anaerobic archaeon, Thermococcus sp. 101C5, with a GC content of 44%, isolated from a high-temperature oil reservoir of Gujarat, India. 101C5 possessed the genetic arsenal required for adaptation to harsh oil reservoir conditions, such as various heat shock proteins for thermo-adaptation, Trk potassium uptake system proteins for osmo-adaptation, and superoxide reductases against oxidative stress. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) potential of the strain was established by ascertaining the presence of genes encoding enzymes involved in the production of the metabolites such as hydrogen, bio-emulsifier, acetate, exopolysaccharide, etc. Production of these metabolites which pressurize the reservoir, emulsify the crude oil, lower the viscosity and reduce the drag, thus facilitating mobilization of the residual oil was experimentally confirmed. Also, the presence of crude oil degradative genes highlighted the ability of the strain to mobilize heavy residual oil, which was confirmed under simulated conditions in sand-pack studies. The obtained results demonstrated additional oil recoveries of 42.1% and 56.5% at 96 °C and 101 °C, respectively, by the strain 101C5, illustrating its potential for application in high-temperature oil reservoirs. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of genome analysis of any microbe assessed for its suitability for MEOR from the high-temperature oil reservoir.
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Detection of biosynthetic genes of microbially-synthesized secondary metabolites in a contaminated tropical agricultural soil. Biologia (Bratisl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-021-00851-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Profiling of Indigenous Biosurfactant-Producing Bacillus Isolates in the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated by Petroleum Products and Olive Oil. Int J Microbiol 2021; 2021:9565930. [PMID: 34567125 PMCID: PMC8463192 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9565930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Petroleum is, up to this date, an inimitable nonrenewable energy resource. Petroleum leakage, which arises during transport, storage, and refining, is the most important contaminant in the environment, as it produces harm to the surrounding ecosystem. Bioremediation is an efficient method used to treat petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil using indigenous microorganisms. The degradation characteristics for a variety of hydrocarbons (hexane, benzene, gasoline, and diesel) were qualitatively and quantitatively investigated using Bacillus isolates. Microbiological and biochemical methods have been used including isolation of oil-degrading bacteria, enzymatic activities, the determination of physicochemical parameters, biosurfactant production and extraction assay, oil displacement assay, antimicrobial assay of the biosurfactants, and bioremediation kinetics. Consequently, of the 60 isolates capable of degrading different hydrocarbons at fast rates, 34 were suspected to be Bacillus isolates capable of growing in 24 h or 48 h on BH medium supplemented with 2% of hexane, benzene, gasoline, diesel, and olive oil, respectively. Among the 34 isolates, 61% (21/34) are capable of producing biosurfactant-like molecules by using gasoline, 70% (24/34) with diesel oil, 85% (29/34) with hexane, and 82% (28/34) with benzene. It was found that biosurfactant-producing isolates are extractable with HCl (100%), ammonium sulphate (95%), chloroform (95%), and ethanol (100%). Biosurfactants showed stability at 20°C, 37°C, 40°C, and 60°C. Biosurfactant secreted by Bacillus strains has shown an antagonistic effect in Escherichia coli, Shigella flexneri 5a M90T, and Bacillus cereus. The selected isolates could therefore be safely used for biodegradation. Substrate biodegradation patterns by individual isolates were found to significantly differ. The study shows that benzene was degraded faster, followed by hexane, gasoline, and finally diesel. The Bacillus consortium used can decrease hydrocarbon content from 195 to 112 (g/kg) in 15 days.
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A Review on Biosurfactant Applications in the Petroleum Industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2021. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/5477185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The inadequacy of worldwide fossil fuel resources, combined with increasing energy demands, encourages global attention to either using alternative energy resources or improving the recovery factor and produce larger quantities from present reservoirs. Among all enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods, surfactant injection is a well-known technique that reduces the interfacial tension (IFT) between oil and water and increases oil production. Despite numerous advantages of using surfactants, there are also a few obstacles like environmental impacts, high cost, effect on humans and other organisms due to toxicological potential, and availability from nonrenewable resources. Biosurfactants are microbial surface-active agents that decrease the surface tension (ST) of a liquid phase and the IFT of two diverse phases. They are biotechnological products of high value owing to their widespread applications, low toxicity, relatively easy preparation, and specific performance, applied in different industries like organic chemicals and fertilizers, agrochemicals, metallurgy and mining, cosmetics, foods, medical and pharmaceuticals, beverages, environmental management, and petroleum and petrochemical applications in emulsifying and demulsifying wetting agents, detergent spreading and foaming agents, and functional food ingredients. Biosurfactants are synthesized by microbes; therefore, various genetic diversities of microorganisms provide the considerable capability to produce new types of biosurfactants, which can develop EOR technology. Biosurfactants are classified into ex situ and in situ MEOR processes. The genera Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Sphingomonas, and Actinobacteria are the foremost biosurfactant-producing bacteria. This paper reviews relevant reports and results from various presented papers by researchers and companies on applications of microorganisms and biosurfactant technology with specific emphasis on EOR and MEOR processes, based on recently published articles since 2010 until now.
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Bjerk TR, Severino P, Jain S, Marques C, Silva AM, Pashirova T, Souto EB. Biosurfactants: Properties and Applications in Drug Delivery, Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8080115. [PMID: 34436118 PMCID: PMC8389267 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8080115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Surfactants are amphiphilic compounds having hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties in their structure. They can be of synthetic or of microbial origin, obtained respectively from chemical synthesis or from microorganisms’ activity. A new generation of ecofriendly surfactant molecules or biobased surfactants is increasingly growing, attributed to their versatility of applications. Surfactants can be used as drug delivery systems for a range of molecules given their capacity to create micelles which can promote the encapsulation of bioactives of pharmaceutical interest; besides, these assemblies can also show antimicrobial properties. The advantages of biosurfactants include their high biodegradability profile, low risk of toxicity, production from renewable sources, functionality under extreme pH and temperature conditions, and long-term physicochemical stability. The application potential of these types of polymers is related to their properties enabling them to be processed by emulsification, separation, solubilization, surface (interfacial) tension, and adsorption for the production of a range of drug delivery systems. Biosurfactants have been employed as a drug delivery system to improve the bioavailability of a good number of drugs that exhibit low aqueous solubility. The great potential of these molecules is related to their auto assembly and emulsification capacity. Biosurfactants produced from bacteria are of particular interest due to their antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties with therapeutic and biomedical potential. In this review, we discuss recent advances and perspectives of biosurfactants with antimicrobial properties and how they can be used as structures to develop semisolid hydrogels for drug delivery, in environmental bioremediation, in biotechnology for the reduction of production costs and also their ecotoxicological impact as pesticide alternative.
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- Thiago R. Bjerk
- Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49010-390, Brazil; (T.R.B.); (P.S.); (S.J.); (C.M.)
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- Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49010-390, Brazil; (T.R.B.); (P.S.); (S.J.); (C.M.)
- Industrial Biotechnology Program, University of Tiradentes (UNIT), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49032-490, Brazil
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- Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49010-390, Brazil; (T.R.B.); (P.S.); (S.J.); (C.M.)
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- Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49010-390, Brazil; (T.R.B.); (P.S.); (S.J.); (C.M.)
- Industrial Biotechnology Program, University of Tiradentes (UNIT), Av. Murilo Dantas 300, Aracaju 49032-490, Brazil
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- Department of Biology and Environment, School of Life Sciences and Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal;
- Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Arbuzov St. 8, 420088 Kazan, Russia;
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- CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Janek T, Gudiña EJ, Połomska X, Biniarz P, Jama D, Rodrigues LR, Rymowicz W, Lazar Z. Sustainable Surfactin Production by Bacillus subtilis Using Crude Glycerol from Different Wastes. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26123488. [PMID: 34201182 PMCID: PMC8230125 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Most biosurfactants are obtained using costly culture media and purification processes, which limits their wider industrial use. Sustainability of their production processes can be achieved, in part, by using cheap substrates found among agricultural and food wastes or byproducts. In the present study, crude glycerol, a raw material obtained from several industrial processes, was evaluated as a potential low-cost carbon source to reduce the costs of surfactin production by Bacillus subtilis #309. The culture medium containing soap-derived waste glycerol led to the best surfactin production, reaching about 2.8 g/L. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing surfactin production by B. subtilis using stearin and soap wastes as carbon sources. A complete chemical characterization of surfactin analogs produced from the different waste glycerol samples was performed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Furthermore, the surfactin produced in the study exhibited good stability in a wide range of pH, salinity and temperatures, suggesting its potential for several applications in biotechnology.
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- Tomasz Janek
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-71-320-7734
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (E.J.G.); (L.R.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
- Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, 54-066 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; (E.J.G.); (L.R.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland; (X.P.); (P.B.); (D.J.); (W.R.); (Z.L.)
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Hu F, Cai W, Lin J, Wang W, Li S. Genetic engineering of the precursor supply pathway for the overproduction of the nC 14-surfactin isoform with promising MEOR applications. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:96. [PMID: 33964901 PMCID: PMC8105922 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01585-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Surfactin, a representative biosurfactant of lipopeptide mainly produced by Bacillus subtilis, consists of a cyclic heptapeptide linked to a β-hydroxy fatty acid chain. The functional activity of surfactin is closely related to the length and isomerism of the fatty acid chain. Results In this study, the fatty acid precursor supply pathway in Bacillus subtilis 168 for surfactin production was strengthened through two steps. Firstly, pathways competing for the precursors were eliminated with inactivation of pps and pks. Secondly, the plant medium-chain acyl-carrier protein (ACP) thioesterase (BTE) from Umbellularia californica was overexpressed. As a result, the surfactin titer after 24 h of cultivation improved by 34%, and the production rate increased from 0.112 to 0.177 g/L/h. The isoforms identified by RP-HPLC and GC–MS showed that the proportion of nC14-surfactin increased 6.4 times compared to the control strain. A comparison of further properties revealed that the product with more nC14-surfactin had higher surface activity and better performance in oil-washing. Finally, the product with more nC14-surfactin isoform had a higher hydrocarbon-emulsification index, and it increased the water-wettability of the oil-saturated silicate surface. Conclusion The obtained results identified that enhancing the supply of fatty acid precursor is very essential for the synthesis of surfactin. At the same time, this study also proved that thioesterase BTE can promote the production of nC14-surfactin and experimentally demonstrated its higher surface activity and better performance in oil-washing. These results are of great significance for the MEOR application of surfactin. Graphic abstract ![]()
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- Fangxiang Hu
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Oil Production Research Institute, Shengli Oil Field Ltd. Co. Sinopec, Dongying, 257000, PR China
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- Oil Production Research Institute, Shengli Oil Field Ltd. Co. Sinopec, Dongying, 257000, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China.
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Mei Y, Yang Z, Kang Z, Yu F, Long X. Enhanced surfactin fermentation via advanced repeated fed-batch fermentation with increased cell density stimulated by EDTA–Fe (II). FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2021.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sun H, Wang L, Nie H, Diwu Z, Nie M, Zhang B. Optimization and characterization of rhamnolipid production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NY3 using waste frying oil as the sole carbon. Biotechnol Prog 2021; 37:e3155. [PMID: 33871921 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Yield and cost are two major factors limiting the widespread use of rhamnolipids (RLs). In the present study, waste frying oil (WFO) was used as the sole carbon source to produce environmentally friendly RLs by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NY3. The Plackett-Burman design (PBD) and Box-Behnken design (BBD) methods were used to maximize the production yield of RL. The PBD results showed that the concentrations of NaNO3 , Na2 HPO4 , and trace elements were the key factors affecting the yield of RL. Furthermore, the BBD results showed that at NaNO3 , Na2 HPO4 , and trace elements concentrations were 4.95, 0.66, and 0.64 mL/L, respectively, the average RL yield reached 9.15 ± 0.52 g/L, 1.58-fold higher than that observed before optimization. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and liquid chromatography-ion trap-time of flight mass spectrometry (LCMS-IT-TOF) were used to elucidate the diversity of RL congeners. The results showed that, after optimization, the RL congener diversity increased, and the major RL constituent was converted from di-RLs (64.04%) to mono-RLs (60.44%). These results suggested that the concentrations of the components contained in the culture medium of P. aeruginosa NY3 influenced not only the yield of RL, but also its congener distribution.
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- Han Sun
- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Research Institute of Membrane Separation Technology of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation, Xi'an, China
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- Research Institute of Membrane Separation Technology of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, China
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- College of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, China
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Multi-Scale Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus subtilis Using Tuna Fish Waste as Substrate. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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As one of the most effective biosurfactants reported to date, lipopeptides exhibit attractive surface and biological activities and have the great potential to serve as biocatalysts. Low yield, high cost of production, and purification hinder the large-scale applications of lipopeptides. Utilization of waste materials as low-cost substrates for the growth of biosurfactant producers has emerged as a feasible solution for economical biosurfactant production. In this study, fish peptone was generated through enzyme hydrolyzation of smashed tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis). Biosurfactant (mainly surfactin) production by Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332 was further evaluated and optimized using the generated fish peptone as a comprehensive substrate. The optimized production conduction was continuously assessed in a 7 L batch-scale and 100 L pilot-scale fermenter, exploring the possibility for a large-scale surfactin production. The results showed that Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332 could effectively use the fish waste peptones for surfactin production. The highest surfactin productivity achieved in the pilot-scale experiments was 274 mg/L. The experimental results shed light on the further production of surfactins at scales using fish wastes as an economical substrate.
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Cheffi M, Maalej A, Mahmoudi A, Hentati D, Marques AM, Sayadi S, Chamkha M. Lipopeptides production by a newly Halomonas venusta strain: Characterization and biotechnological properties. Bioorg Chem 2021; 109:104724. [PMID: 33618256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A halotolerant marine strain PHKT of Halomonas venusta was isolated from contaminated seawater as an efficient biosurfactant producer candidate, on low-value substrate (glycerol). The produced biosurfactants (Bios-PHKT) were characterized as lipopeptides molecules, belonging to surfactin and pumilacidin families, by using Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF/MS-MS). Bios-PHKT has a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 125 mg/L, and showed a high steadiness against a wide spectrum of salinity (0-120 g/L NaCl), temperature (4-121 °C) and pH (2-12), supporting its powerful tensioactive properties under various environmental conditions. Likewise, the cytotoxic test revealed that the biosurfactant Bios-PHKT, at concentrations lower than 125 µg/mL, was not cytotoxic for human HEK-293 cells since the cell survival is over than 80%. Furthermore, Bios-PHKT lipopeptides showed excellent anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm activities, being able to avoid and disrupt the biofilm formation by certain pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, the biosurfactant Bios-PHKT showed a remarkable anti-proliferative activity towards tumor B16 melanoma cell line. Besides, Bios-PHKT exhibited an excellent in vitro and in vivo wound healing process. In light of these promising findings, Bios-PHKT could be successfully used in different biotechnological applications.
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- Meriam Cheffi
- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia.
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Onaizi SA. Demulsification of crude oil/water nanoemulsions stabilized by rhamnolipid biosurfactant using enzymes and pH-swing. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chromatic intervention and biocompatibility assay for biosurfactant derived from Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4186. [PMID: 33603004 PMCID: PMC7893048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83573-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Extraction of biosurfactants from plants is advantageous than from microbes. The properties and robustness of biosurfactant derived from the mesocarp of Balanites aegyptiaca have been reported. However, the dark brown property of biosurfactant and lack of knowledge of its biocompatibility limits its scope. In the present work, the decolorization protocol for this biosurfactant was optimized using hydrogen peroxide. The hemolytic potential and biocompatibility based on cell toxicity and proliferation were also investigated. This study is the first report on the decolorization and toxicity assay of this biosurfactant. For decolorization of biosurfactant, 34 full factorial design was used, and the data were subjected to ANOVA. Results indicate that 1.5% of hydrogen peroxide can decolorize the biosurfactant most efficiently at 40 °C in 70 min at pH 7. Mitochondrial reductase (MTT) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) assays on M5S mouse skin fibroblast cells revealed that decolorized biosurfactant up to 50 µg/mL for 6 h had no significant toxic effect. Hemolysis assay showed ~ 2.5% hemolysis of human RBCs, indicating the nontoxic effect of this biosurfactant. The present work established a decolorization protocol making the biosurfactant chromatically acceptable. Biocompatibility assays confirm its safer use as observed by experiments on M5S skin fibroblast cells under in vitro conditions.
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Nikolova C, Gutierrez T. Biosurfactants and Their Applications in the Oil and Gas Industry: Current State of Knowledge and Future Perspectives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:626639. [PMID: 33659240 PMCID: PMC7917263 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.626639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Surfactants are a group of amphiphilic chemical compounds (i.e., having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains) that form an indispensable component in almost every sector of modern industry. Their significance is evidenced from the enormous volumes that are used and wide diversity of applications they are used in, ranging from food and beverage, agriculture, public health, healthcare/medicine, textiles, and bioremediation. A major drive in recent decades has been toward the discovery of surfactants from biological/natural sources-namely bio-surfactants-as most surfactants that are used today for industrial applications are synthetically-manufactured via organo-chemical synthesis using petrochemicals as precursors. This is problematic, not only because they are derived from non-renewable resources, but also because of their environmental incompatibility and potential toxicological effects to humans and other organisms. This is timely as one of today's key challenges is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels (oil, coal, gas) and to move toward using renewable and sustainable sources. Considering the enormous genetic diversity that microorganisms possess, they offer considerable promise in producing novel types of biosurfactants for replacing those that are produced from organo-chemical synthesis, and the marine environment offers enormous potential in this respect. In this review, we begin with an overview of the different types of microbial-produced biosurfactants and their applications. The remainder of this review discusses the current state of knowledge and trends in the usage of biosurfactants by the Oil and Gas industry for enhancing oil recovery from exhausted oil fields and as dispersants for combatting oil spills.
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- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Hu F, Liu Y, Lin J, Wang W, Yu D, Li S. Acetoin modulates conformational change of surfactin: Interfacial assembly and crude oil-washing performance. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 200:111602. [PMID: 33571865 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Due to its special structure, the cyclic lipopeptide surfactin showed remarkable responsiveness to stimuli such as pH, temperature and metal ions. However, few studies investigated the effect of fermented by-products on the conformational change and interfacial assembly of surfactin. Here, the effect of acetoin, a primary metabolite of Bacillus subtilis, on the conformational change and interfacial assembly of surfactin was studied in detail. Surface tension measurements showed that the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactin increased from 1.14 × 10-5 to 4.32 × 10-5 M in the presence of acetoin. Moreover, acetoin has increased the interfacial tension of surfactin aqueous solution-crude oil from 1.08 mN/m to 3.01 mN/m. Circular dichroism (CD) spectra and dynamic light-scattering (DLS) further demonstrated that acetoin had induced the conformational transition of surfactin from β-sheet to β-turn structure, and caused surfactin forming some larger micelle aggregations. Afterwards, it was further found that acetoin decreased the oil sand cleaning efficiency of surfactin from 59.7% to 6.6%, and deteriorated the O/W emulsion stability and altered the silicate wettability toward less water wet state. Based on the experimental results, a possible mechanism of the interaction between surfactin and acetoin was proposed.
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- Fangxiang Hu
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China
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- Oil Production Research Institute, Shengli Oil Field Ltd. Co. Sinopec, Dongying, 257000, PR China
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- Oil Production Research Institute, Shengli Oil Field Ltd. Co. Sinopec, Dongying, 257000, PR China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China.
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, PR China.
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Lin LZ, Zheng QW, Wei T, Zhang ZQ, Zhao CF, Zhong H, Xu QY, Lin JF, Guo LQ. Isolation and Characterization of Fengycins Produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens JFL21 and Its Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Potential Against Multidrug-Resistant Foodborne Pathogens. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:579621. [PMID: 33391199 PMCID: PMC7775374 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.579621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The continuing emergence and development of pathogenic microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics constitute an increasing global concern, and the effort in new antimicrobials discovery will remain relevant until a lasting solution is found. A new bacterial strain, designated JFL21, was isolated from seafood and identified as B. amyloliquefaciens. The antimicrobial substance produced by B. amyloliquefaciens JFL21 showed low toxicity to most probiotics but exhibited strong antimicrobial activities against multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens. The partially purified antimicrobial substance, Anti-JFL21, was characterized to be a multiple lipopeptides mixture comprising the families of surfactin, fengycin, and iturin. Compared with commercially available polymyxin B and Nisin, Anti-JFL21 not only could exhibit a wider and stronger antibacterial activity toward Gram-positive pathogens but also inhibit the growth of a majority of fungal pathogens. After further separation through gel filtration chromatography (GFC), the family of surfactin, fengycin, and iturin were obtained, respectively. The results of the antimicrobial test pointed out that only fengycin family presented marked antimicrobial properties against the indicators of L. monocytogenes, A. hydrophila, and C. gloeosporioides, which demonstrated that fengycins might play a major role in the antibacterial and antifungal activity of Anti-JFL21. Additionally, the current study also showed that the fengycins produced by B. amyloliquefaciens JFL21 not only maintained stable anti-Listeria activity over a broad pH and temperature range, but also remained active after treatment with ultraviolet sterilization, chemical reagents, and proteolytic enzymes. Therefore, the results of this study suggest the new strain and its antimicrobials are potentially useful in food preservation for the biological control of the multidrug-resistant foodborne pathogens.
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- Long-Zhen Lin
- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Bioengineering, College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.,Research Center for Micro-Ecological Agent Engineering and Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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Park T, Yoon S, Jung J, Kwon TH. Effect of Fluid-Rock Interactions on In Situ Bacterial Alteration of Interfacial Properties and Wettability of CO 2-Brine-Mineral Systems for Geologic Carbon Storage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:15355-15365. [PMID: 33186009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study explored the feasibility of biosurfactant amendment in modifying the interfacial characteristics of carbon dioxide (CO2) with rock minerals under high-pressure conditions for GCS. In particular, while varying the CO2 phase and the rock mineral, we quantitatively examined the production of biosurfactants by Bacillus subtilis and their effects on interfacial tension (IFT) and wettability in CO2-brine-mineral systems. The results demonstrated that surfactin produced by B. subtilis caused the reduction of CO2-brine IFT and modified the wettability of both quartz and calcite minerals to be more CO2-wet. The production yield of surfactin was substantially greater with the calcite mineral than with the quartz mineral. The calcite played the role of a pH buffer, consistently maintaining the brine pH above 6. By contrast, an acidic condition in CO2-brine-quartz systems caused the precipitation of surfactin, and hence surfactin lost its ability as a surface-active agent. Meanwhile, the CO2-driven mineral dissolution and precipitation in CO2-brine-calcite systems under a non-equilibrium system altered the solid substrates, produced surface roughness, and caused contact angle variations. These results provide unique experimental data on biosurfactant-mediated interfacial properties and wettability in GCS-relevant conditions, which support the exploitation of in situ biosurfactant production for biosurfactant-aided CO2 injection.
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- Taehyung Park
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- School of Civil Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk 28644, Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Al-Dhabi NA, Esmail GA, Valan Arasu M. Enhanced Production of Biosurfactant from Bacillus subtilis Strain Al-Dhabi-130 under Solid-State Fermentation Using Date Molasses from Saudi Arabia for Bioremediation of Crude-Oil-Contaminated Soils. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17228446. [PMID: 33203064 PMCID: PMC7698024 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Crude oil and its derivatives are the most important pollutants in natural environments. Bioremediation of crude oil using bacteria has emerged as a green cleanup approach in recent years. In this study, biosurfactant-producing Bacillus subtilis strain Al-Dhabi-130 was isolated from the marine soil sediment. This organism was cultured in solid-state fermentation using agro-residues to produce cost-effective biosurfactants for the bioremediation of crude-oil contaminated environments. Date molasses improved biosurfactant production and were used for further optimization studies. The traditional “one-variable-at-a-time approach”, “two-level full factorial designs”, and a response surface methodology were used to optimize the concentrations of date molasses and nutrient supplements for surfactant production. The optimum bioprocess conditions were 79.3% (v/w) moisture, 34 h incubation period, and 8.3% (v/v) glucose in date molasses. To validate the quadratic model, the production of biosurfactant was performed in triplicate experiments, with yields of 74 mg/g substrate. These findings support the applications of date molasses for the production of biosurfactants by B. subtilis strain Al-Dhabi-130. Analytical experiments revealed that the bacterial strain degraded various aromatic hydrocarbons and n-alkanes within two weeks of culture with 1% crude oil. The crude biosurfactant produced by the B. subtilis strain Al-Dhabi-130 desorbed 89% of applied crude oil from the soil sample. To conclude, biosurfactant-producing bacterial strains can increase emulsification of crude oil and support the degradation of crude oil.
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Biosurfactants produced by Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci: A versatile mixture with interesting emulsifying properties. Process Biochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2020.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Extraction of the indigenous crude oil dissolved biosurfactants and their potential in enhanced oil recovery. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pseudomonas fluorescens: A Bioaugmentation Strategy for Oil-Contaminated and Nutrient-Poor Soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17196959. [PMID: 32977570 PMCID: PMC7579645 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17196959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bioremediation technology is one of the most profitable and sustainable strategies for remediating soils contaminated with hydrocarbons. This study focuses on assessing the influence of biostimulation and bioaugmentation with Pseudomonas fluorescens to contribute to the removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) of a soil. Laboratory studies were carried out (measurements of emitted CO2, surface tension, and residual TPH) to select the best bioaugmentation and biostimulation treatment. The sources of C, N, and P were glucose–yeast extract, NH4Cl–NaNO3, and K2HPO4–K3PO4, respectively. The effect of culture conditions on the reduction of TPH and respiratory activity was evaluated through a factorial design, 23, in a solid culture system. After 80 days of incubation, it was observed that treatments of yeast extract–NH4Cl–K2HPO4 (Y4) and glucose–NaNO3–K3PO4 (Y5) presented a higher level of TPH removal (20.91% and 20.00% degradation of TPH, respectively). Biostimulation favors the production of biosurfactants, indirectly measured by the change in surface tension in the soil extracts. The treatments Y4 and Y5 showed a lower change value of the surface tension (23.15 and 23.30 mN·m−1 at 25 °C). A positive correlation was determined between the change in surface tension and the removal of TPH; hence there was a contribution of the biosurfactants produced to the removal of hydrocarbons.
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Zhu Z, Zhang B, Cai Q, Ling J, Lee K, Chen B. Fish Waste Based Lipopeptide Production and the Potential Application as a Bio-Dispersant for Oil Spill Control. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:734. [PMID: 32719786 PMCID: PMC7347989 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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There is a growing acceptance worldwide for the application of dispersants as a marine oil spill response strategy. The development of more effective dispersants with less toxicity and higher biodegradability would be a step forward in improving public acceptance and regulatory approvals for their use. By applying advances in environmental biotechnology, a bio-dispersant agent with a lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis N3-1P as the key component was formulated in this study. The economic feasibility of producing biosurfactant (a high-added-value bioproduct) from fish waste-based peptone as a nutrient substrate was evaluated. Protein hydrolyzate was prepared from cod liver and head wastes obtained from fish processing facilities. Hydrolysis conditions (i.e., time, temperature, pH and enzyme to substrate level) for preparing protein hydrolyzates were optimized by response surface methodology using a factorial design. The critical micelle dilution (CMD) value for biosurfactant produced from the fish liver and head waste generated peptones was 54.72 and 47.59 CMD, respectively. Biosurfactant product generated by fish liver peptone had a low critical micelle concentration of 0.18 g L-1 and could reduce the surface tension of distilled water to 27.9 mN/m. Structure characterization proved that the generated biosurfactant product belongs to the lipopeptide class. An alternative to the key surfactant dioctyl sulfosuccinate sodium (DOSS) used in Corexit 9500 has been proposed based on a binary mixture of lipopeptides and DOSS that exhibited synergistic effects. Using the standard baffled flask test, a high dispersion efficiency of 76.8% for Alaska North Slope oil was achieved at a biodispersant composition of 80/20 (v/v) of lipopeptides/DOSS. The results show that fish waste can be utilized to produce a more effective, environmentally acceptable and cost-efficient biodispersant that can be applied to oil spills in the marine environment.
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- Zhiwen Zhu
- NRPOP Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- NRPOP Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Biotechnology Research Institute of the National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- NRPOP Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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- Ecosystem Science Aquatic, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- NRPOP Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada
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Singh V, Saha S, Padmanabhan P. Assessment of the Wettability of Hydrophobic Solid Substrate by Biosurfactant Produced by Bacillus aryabhattai SPS1001. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:1716-1723. [PMID: 32303777 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-020-01985-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Characterized biosurfactant produced by Bacillus aryabhattai SPS1001 isolated from crude oil contaminated soil of Haldia Oil Refinery, IOCL, West Bengal, India, was used to evaluate the surface energy and wettability of hydrophobic substrate by sessile drop method. Bacterial cell culture with cells removed was screened for biosurfactant production by drop collapse assay where drop diameter measured was 12.53 ± 0.01 mN/m and 11.79 ± 0.01 mN/m, respectively, on using hydrophobic substrate diesel oil and n-hexadecane in mineral salt medium. Moreover, the surface tension recorded was 24.4 ± 0.02 and 25.9 ± 0.02 mN/m, whereas interfacial tension measured was 0.28 ± 0.02 and 0.35 ± 0.04 mN/m against diesel oil and n-hexadecane, respectively. Additionally, at liquid-solid (silicone oil-coated glass surface) interface, decrease in contact angles of cell culture with cells removed sample (14.02 ± 0.2° and 14.95 ± 0.6°) translated into increase in surface energy of hydrophobic solid surface and quantitatively measured to 23.70 (diesel oil) and 24.57 (n-hexadecane) mN/m, respectively. Presence of biosurfactant in cell culture with cells removed sample plays an important role in lowering contact angle and in deciding the wetting condition of an oil-wet solid (silicone oil-coated) glass surface to water-wet state. Hence, the wetting property of biosurfactant finds applications in various areas such as coating, printing, etc.
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- Varsha Singh
- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Bihar, 801106, India
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- Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, 835215, India.
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Ding M, Ren S. Wettability alteration of solid surface to enhance the bitumen liberation and the water‐based processability of weathered oil sands. CAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjce.23736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mingshan Ding
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringJiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou P. R. China
- Sinopec Key Laboratory of Microbial Enhanced Oil RecoveryShengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Dongying P. R. China
- Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering and TechnologyShengli Oilfield Company, Sinopec Dongying P. R. China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining Engineering, School of Resources and Environmental EngineeringJiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou P. R. China
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Cheffi M, Hentati D, Chebbi A, Mhiri N, Sayadi S, Marqués AM, Chamkha M. Isolation and characterization of a newly naphthalene-degrading Halomonas pacifica, strain Cnaph3: biodegradation and biosurfactant production studies. 3 Biotech 2020; 10:89. [PMID: 32089984 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-020-2085-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A newly marine Halomonas pacifica strain Cnaph3 was isolated, as a naphthalene degrader and biosurfactant producer, from contaminated seawater collected in Ataya's fishing harbor, located in Kerkennah Islands, Tunisia. Chromatography flame ionization detector analysis revealed that 98.8% of naphthalene (200 mg/L) was degraded after 7 days of incubation, at 30 g/L NaCl and 37 °C. Strain Cnaph3 showed also a noticeable capacity to grow on a wide range of aliphatic, aromatic, and complex hydrocarbons. Interestingly, strain Cnaph3 showed a significant potential to produce biosurfactants in the presence of all tested substrates, particularly on glycerol (1%, v/v). Electrospray ionization analysis of the biosurfactant, designated Bios-Cnaph3, suggested a lipopeptide composition. The critical micelle concentration of Bios-Cnaph3 was about 500 mg/L. At this concentration, the surface tension of the water was reduced to 27.6 mN/m. Furthermore, Bios-Cnaph3 displayed interesting stabilities over a wide range of temperatures (4-105 °C), salinities (0-100 g/L NaCl), and pH (2.2-12.5). In addition, it showed promising capacities to remove used motor oil from contaminated soils. The biodegradation and biosurfactant-production potential of the Halomonas sp. strain Cnaph3 would present this strain as a favorite agent for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated sites under saline conditions.
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- Meriam Cheffi
- 1Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 1Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 1Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 1Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- 2Center of Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, 2713 Doha, Qatar
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- 3Section of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Health and Environment, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- 1Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, PO Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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