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Hernández-Fernández J, Cano H, Reyes AF. Valoration of the Synthetic Antioxidant Tris-(Diterbutyl-Phenol)-Phosphite (Irgafos P-168) from Industrial Wastewater and Application in Polypropylene Matrices to Minimize Its Thermal Degradation. Molecules 2023; 28:3163. [PMID: 37049926 PMCID: PMC10096021 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Industrial wastewater from petrochemical processes is an essential source of the synthetic phenolic phosphite antioxidant (Irgafos P-168), which negatively affects the environment. For the determination and analysis of Irgafos P-168, DSC, HPLC-MS, and FTIR methodologies were used. Solid phase extraction (SPE) proved to be the best technique for extracting Irgafos from wastewater. HPLC-MS and SPE determined the repeatability, reproducibility, and linearity of the method and the SPE of the standards and samples. The relative standard deviations, errors, and correlation coefficients for the repeatability and reproducibility of the calibration curves were less than 4.4% and 4.2% and greater than 0.99955, respectively. The analysis of variance (ANOVA), using the Fisher method with confidence in 95% of the data, did not reveal significant differences between the mentioned parameters. The removal of the antioxidant from the wastewater by SPE showed recovery percentages higher than 91.03%, and the chemical characterization of this antioxidant by FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, and MS showed it to be structurally the same as the Irgafos P-168 molecule. The recovered Irgafos was added to the polypropylene matrix, significantly improving its oxidation times. An OIT analysis, performed using DSC, showed that the recovered Irgafos-blended polypropylene (PP) demonstrated oxidative degradation at 8 min. With the addition of the Irgafos, the oxidation time was 13 min. This increases the polypropylene's useful life and minimizes the environmental impact of the wastewater.
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- Joaquín Hernández-Fernández
- Chemistry Program, Department of Natural and Exact Sciences, San Pablo Campus, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130015, Colombia
- Chemical Engineering Program, School of Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar, Parque Industrial y Tecnológico Carlos Vélez Pombo, Km 1 Vía Turbaco, Turbaco 130001, Colombia
- Department of Natural and Exact Science, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 30300, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081007, Colombia
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Yin Q, Nie H, Nie M, Guo Y, Zhang B, Wang L, Wang Y, Bai X. Rapid effective treatment of waxy oily sludge using a method of dispersion combined with biodegradation in a semi-fluid state. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 319:120971. [PMID: 36603759 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Waxy oily sludge (WOS) from petrochemical enterprises has complex components and difficult treatment. Long-term large-scale stacking has seriously threatened human health and the ecological environment. In this paper, a new rapid and effective treatment method combining dispersion and biodegradation in a semi-fluid state was developed for the WOS. The degradation mechanism of the WOS in the bioreactor was preliminarily discussed. The component analysis results showed that the compounds with large molecular weight (M ≥ 282) in the WOS accounted for more than 50%. Among all microbial consortiums, the treatment effect of the consortium FF: NY3 = 9: 1 was the best for treating the crude oil in WOS, which was significantly different from that of a single strain (p < 0.05). Under the optimal nitrogen source NH4NO3 and the concentration of rhamnolipid, the developed high-efficiency microbial consortium (FF: NY3 = 9:1) could remove 85% of the total hydrocarbon pollutants in the 20 L semi-fluid bioreactor within 9 days. The degradation characteristics of WOS components in the bioreactor showed that the developed consortium has good degradation ability for n-alkanes (about 90%), middle- (77.35%)/long-chain (72.66%) isomeric alkanes, alkenes (79.12%), alicyclic hydrocarbons (78.9%) and aromatic hydrocarbons (62.78%). The kinetic analysis results indicated that, in comparison, the middle-chain n-alkanes, middle-chain isomeric saturated alkanes, alkenes, and alicyclic hydrocarbons were most easily removed. The removal rates of long-chain n-alkanes, long-chain isomeric saturated alkanes, and aromatic hydrocarbons were relatively low. The biological toxicity test showed that the germination rate of wheat seeds in treated waxy sludge was Significantly higher than that in untreated waxy sludge (p < 0.01). These results suggest that the new method developed in this paper can treat refractory WOS quickly and effectively. This method lays the foundation for the pilot-scale treatment of the semi-fluid bioreactor.
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- Qiuyue Yin
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Research Institute of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Research Institute of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Research Institute of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Microbiology Institute of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710043, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China; Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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Immobilized Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KB2 in Naproxen Degradation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185795. [PMID: 36144528 PMCID: PMC9501314 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Immobilization is a commonly used method in response to the need to increase the resistance of microorganisms to the toxic effects of xenobiotics. In this study, a plant sponge from Luffa cylindrica was used as a carrier for the immobilization of the Stenotrophomonas maltophilia KB2 strain since such a carrier meets the criteria for high-quality carriers, i.e., low price and biodegradability. The optimal immobilization conditions were established as a temperature of 30 °C, pH 7.2, incubation time of 72 h, and an optical density of the culture of 1.4. The strain immobilized in such conditions was used for the biodegradation of naproxen, and an average rate of degradation of 3.8 µg/hour was obtained under cometabolic conditions with glucose. The obtained results indicate that a microbiological preparation based on immobilized cells on a luffa sponge can be used in bioremediation processes where it is necessary to remove the introduced carrier.
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Fu HM, Wang J, Ren H, Ding L. Acceleration of start-up of moving bed biofilm reactor at low temperature by adding specialized quorum sensing bacteria. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 358:127249. [PMID: 35500834 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study aims to accelerate biofilm formation and operational performance of moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) at 5 ℃ by adding specialized Quorum Sensing bacteria (sphingomonas rubra BH3T). Results showed that bio augmented MBBR (RS) achieved a higher chemical oxygen demand and NH4+-N removal rate (93% and 75%), which in accordance with its increased biofilm thickness, higher biofilm activity, and nitrifying bacteria abundance (Nitrospira). The increased biofilm thickness (60.23 %) during the whole operating time, accompanied by more potent adhesion force (61.59 %), was related to increased polysaccharides and proteins in the biofilm. Pyrosequencing analysis indicated that BH3T contributed to higher species richness and triggered the rapid growth of precursor microorganisms (Nakamurella, Micropruina, and Zoogloea) and the enrichment of multifunctional microorganisms (Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Arcobacter, Dechloromonas, and Flavobacterium) at low temperatures. This study provides an economical and practical new insight into accelerating start-up of MBBR system at low temperature.
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- Hui-Min Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Deng L, Guo W, Ngo HH, Zhang X, Chen C, Chen Z, Cheng D, Ni SQ, Wang Q. Recent advances in attached growth membrane bioreactor systems for wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 808:152123. [PMID: 34864031 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To tackle membrane fouling and limited removals of pollutants (nutrients and emerging pollutants) that hinder the wide applications of membrane bioreactor (MBR), attached growth MBR (AGMBR) combining MBR and attached growth process has been developed. This review comprehensively presents the up-to-date developments of media used in both aerobic and anaerobic AGMBRs for treating wastewaters containing conventional and emerging pollutants. It also elaborates the properties of different media, characteristics of attached biomass, and their contributions to AGMBR performance. Conventional media, such as biological activated carbon and polymeric carriers, induce formation of aerobic, anoxic and/or anaerobic microenvironment, increase specific surface area or porous space for biomass retention, improve microbial activities, and enrich diverse microorganisms, thereby enhancing pollutants removal. Meanwhile, new media (i.e. biochar, bioaugmented carriers with selected strain/mixed cultures) do not only eliminate conventional pollutants (i.e. high concentration of nitrogen, etc.), but also effectively remove emerging pollutants (i.e. micropollutants, nonylphenol, adsorbable organic halogens, etc.) by forming thick and dense biofilm, creating anoxic/anaerobic microenvironments inside the media, enriching special functional microorganisms and increasing activity of microorganisms. Additionally, media can improve sludge characteristics (i.e. less extracellular polymeric substances and soluble microbial products, larger floc size, better sludge settleability, etc.), alleviating membrane fouling. Future studies need to focus on the development and applications of more new functional media in removing wider spectrum of emerging pollutants and enhancing biogas generation, as well as scale-up of lab-scale AGMBRs to pilot or full-scale AGMBRs.
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- Lijuan Deng
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, University of Technology Sydney and Tianjin Chengjian University,.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia; Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, University of Technology Sydney and Tianjin Chengjian University,.
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, University of Technology Sydney and Tianjin Chengjian University,; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology, Tianjin Chengjian University, Jinjing Road 26, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Infinite Water Holdings Pty Ltd., Unit 17/809 Botany Road, Rosebery, Sydney, NSW 2018, Australia
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- Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Department of Environment Science & Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Understanding the Implications of Predicted Function for Assessment of Rapid Bioremediation in a Farmland-Oilfield Mixed Area. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14042248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Farmland-oilfield mixed areas are fragile ecosystems that require dynamic remediation to counteract the undesirable impact of energy development. Practicable assessment methods are pivotal to a fast and accurate evaluation of the in situ bioremediation process. Petroleum pollutants impose component-dependent effects on autochthonous microbiota before and after remediation. Here, the predicted functional response of soil microbiomes to petroleum pollutants was analyzed in a historically polluted farmland-oilfield mixed area from the perspective of developing a set of feasible biomarkers for immediate post-bioremediation evaluation. An array of microbial, genetic, systematic, and phenotypic biomarkers was proposed. Our results showed that the biomarkers could proxy the stage of the bioremediation multidimensionally. We argue that functional diversity should be considered together with microbial community dynamic to evaluate the restoration status of the microbial communities in petroleum-contaminated farmland-oilfield mixed environments.
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Li J, Chen W, Zhou W, Wang Y, Deng M, Zhou S. Synergistic degradation of pyrene by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA06 and Achromobacter sp. AC15 with sodium citrate as the co-metabolic carbon source. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:1487-1498. [PMID: 32844301 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02268-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Two pyrene-degrading strains, Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA06 and Achromobacter sp. AC15 were co-incubated in equal proportions as a microbiological consortium and could enhance the degradation of pyrene. The enzymatic activities of the catechol 1,2-dioxygenase (C12O) and 2,3-dioxygenase activities (C23O) were produced complementary expression by P. aeruginosa PA06 and Achromobacter sp. AC15, respectively. Meanwhile, results showed that pyrene degradation was sufficiently promoted in the presence of sodium citrate as a co-metabolic carbon source, likely a result of enhanced biomass and biosurfactant production. The optimized dosage and ideal initial pHs were 1.4 g L-1 and 5.5, respectively. We also analyzed the rate constant of pyrene degradation, cell growth, and enzyme activity. Results show that P. aeruginosa PA06 had a better effect than Achromobacter sp. AC15 in bacterial growth. However, the C23O or C12O activity produced by Achromobacter sp. AC15 continued at a similar or even faster than that of P. aeruginosa PA06. The mixed bacteria had a better effect than any single bacteria, suggesting the strains worked synergistically to enhance the degradation efficiency. In the co-metabolism system of 600 mg/L pyrene and 1.4 g/L sodium citrate, pyrene degradation reached 74.6%, was 1.57 times, 2.06 times, and 3.89 times that of the mix-culture strains, single PA06 and single AC15 without sodium citrate, respectively. Overall, these findings are valuable as a potential tool for the bioremediation of high-molecular-weight PAHs.
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- Jing Li
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
- School of Food and Biotechnology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510300, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510300, People's Republic of China
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- Guizhou Academy of Sciences, 1 Shanxi Road, Guiyang, 550001, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510300, People's Republic of China
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- School of Food and Biotechnology, Guangdong Industry Polytechnic, Guangzhou, 510300, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
- Guizhou Academy of Sciences, 1 Shanxi Road, Guiyang, 550001, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, People's Republic of China.
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Al-Kaabi MA, Zouari N, Da'na DA, Al-Ghouti MA. Adsorptive batch and biological treatments of produced water: Recent progresses, challenges, and potentials. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 290:112527. [PMID: 33895448 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Produced water is responsible for the largest contribution in terms of waste stream volume associated with the production of oil and gas. Characterization of produced water is very crucial for the determination of its main components and constituents for optimal selection of the treatment method. This review aims to review and critically discuss various treatment options that can be considered cost-efficient and environmentally friendly for the removal of different pollutants from produced water. Great efforts and progresses were made in various treatment options, including batch adsorption processes, membrane filtration, advanced oxidation, biological systems, adsorption, coagulation, and combined processes. Chemical precipitation, membrane filtration, and adsorption have high removal efficiencies that can reach more than 90% for different produced water components. The most effective method among these methods is adsorption using different adsorbents media. In this review, date-pits activated carbons, microemulsions-modified date pits, and cellulose nanocrystals as low-cost adsorbents were thoroughly reviewed and discussed. Moreover, the potential of using biological treatments in the removal of various pollutants from produced water such as conventional activated sludge, sequential batch reactor, and fixed-film biological aerated filter reactors were systematically discussed. Generally, produced water can be utilized in various fields including habitat and wildlife, agricultural and irrigation sector, energy sector, fire control, industrial use also power regeneration. The degree of treatment will depend on the application that produced water is being reused in. For instance, to use produced water in oil and gas industries, water will require minimal treatment while for agricultural and drinking purposes high treatment level will be required. It can also be concluded that one specific technique cannot be recommended that will meet all requirements including environmental, reuse, and recycling for sustainable energy. This is because of various dominant factors including the type of field, platform type, chemical composition, geological location, and chemical composition of the production chemicals.
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- Maryam A Al-Kaabi
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, State of Qatar, Doha. P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, State of Qatar, Doha. P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, State of Qatar, Doha. P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, State of Qatar, Doha. P.O. Box: 2713, Qatar.
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Olszewska MA, Diez-Gonzalez F. Characterization of Binary Biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactobacillus and Their Response to Chlorine Treatment. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:638933. [PMID: 34335486 PMCID: PMC8317434 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.638933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In nature, Listeria may interact competitively and cooperatively with other organisms, resulting in unique spatial organization and functions for cells within the community. This study was undertaken to characterize the biofilm architecture of binary biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes and Lactobacillus species and to assess their effect on the survival of Listeria during exposure to hypochlorite. Three L. monocytogenes strains, ATCC 19115 (Lm5), ATCC 19117 (Lm7), and Coleslaw (LmC), were selected and combined individually with three Lactobacillus strains: L. fermentum (Lf), L. bavaricus (Lb), and L. plantarum (Lp). In binary Lm-Lp biofilms, the Lm cell counts were similar to single-species biofilms (8.5 log CFU/well), and the Lp cell numbers declined by 1.0 log CFU/well. In the presence of Lb, the Lm cell counts were reduced by 1.5 log CFU/well (p < 0.05), whereas the Lf cell counts increased at least by 3.5 log CFU/well. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) determined that interspecies interactions significantly affected the spatial organization of three binary biofilms. Biofilm surface-to-volume ratio increased from 0.8 μm2/μm3 for Lm5 in the monoculture to 2.1 μm2/μm3 for Lm5-Lp in the dual-species model (p < 0.05), and was characterized by a thicker structure with a largely increased surface area. Biofilm roughness increased from 0.2 for Lm7 to 1.0 for Lm7-Lb biofilms (p < 0.05), which appeared as interspecific segregation. Biofilm thickness increased from 34.2 μm for LmC to 46.3 μm for LmC–Lf (p < 0.05), which produced flat and compact structures that covered the entire surface available. The biomass of the extracellular matrix was higher in the case of some binary biofilms (p < 0.05); however, this effect was dependent upon the species pair. When treated with hypochlorite, Lm5 in binary biofilms had an approximately 1.5 log CFU/well greater survival than individually. The unique spatial organization and greater protein production may explain the protective effect of Lp after hypochlorite exposure.
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- Magdalena A Olszewska
- Center for Food Safety, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, United States.,Department of Industrial and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Center for Food Safety, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, United States
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Biodegradation of crude oil by immobilized Exiguobacterium sp. AO-11 and shelf life evaluation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12990. [PMID: 34155247 PMCID: PMC8217171 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92122-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Exiguobacterium sp. AO-11 was immobilized on bio-cord at 109 CFU g−1 carrier for the removal of crude oil from marine environments. To prepare a ready-to-use bioremediation product, the shelf life of the immobilized cells was calculated. Approximately 90% of 0.25% (v/v) crude oil removal was achieved within 9 days when the starved state of immobilized cells was used. The oil removal activity of the immobilized cells was maintained in the presence of oil dispersant (89%) and at pH values of 7–9. Meanwhile, pH, oil concentration and salinity affected the oil removal efficacy. The immobilized cells could be reused for at least 5 cycles. The Arrhenius equation describing the relationship between the rate of reaction and temperature was validated as a useful model of the kinetics of retention of activity by an immobilized biocatalyst. It was estimated that the immobilized cells could be stored in a non-vacuum bag containing phosphate buffer (pH 7.0) at 30 °C for 39 days to retain the cells at 107 CFU g−1 carrier and more than 50% degradation activity. These results indicated the potential of using bio-cord-immobilized crude oil-degrading Exiguobacterium sp. AO-11 as a bioremediation product in a marine environment.
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Khanpour-Alikelayeh E, Partovinia A, Talebi A, Kermanian H. Enhanced biodegradation of light crude oil by immobilized Bacillus licheniformis in fabricated alginate beads through electrospray technique. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:328. [PMID: 33956244 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09104-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Petroleum contamination of marine environments due to exploitation and accidental spills causes serious harm to ecosystems. Bioremediation with immobilized microorganisms is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective emerging technology for treating oil-polluted environments. In this study, Bacillus licheniformis was entrapped in Ca alginate beads using the electrospray technique for light crude oil biodegradation. Three important process variables, including inoculum size (5-15% v/v), initial oil concentration (1500-3500 ppm), and NaCl concentration (0-30 g/L), were optimized to obtain the best response of crude oil removal using response surface methodology (RSM) and Box-Behnken design (BBD). The highest crude oil removal of 79.58% was obtained for 1500 ppm of crude oil after 14 days using immobilized cells, and it was lower for freely suspended cells (64.77%). Our result showed similar trends in the effect of variables on the oil biodegradation rate in both free cell (FC) and immobilized cell (IC) systems. However, according to the analysis of variance (ANOVA) results, the extent of the variables' effectiveness was different in FC and IC systems. In the immobilized cell system, all variables had a greater effect on the rate of light crude oil degradation. Moreover, to evaluate the effectiveness of free and immobilized B. licheniformis in bioremediation of an actual polluted site, the crude oil spill in natural seawater was investigated. The results suggested the stability of beads in the seawater, as well as high degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by free and immobilized cells in the presence of indigenous microorganisms.
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- Elham Khanpour-Alikelayeh
- Department of Environment, College of Environment, Karaj, Iran
- Faculty of New Technologies Engineering, Zirab Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Faculty of New Technologies Engineering, Zirab Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environment, College of Environment, Karaj, Iran
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- Faculty of New Technologies Engineering, Zirab Campus, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Nie H, Nie M, Diwu Z, Wang L, Yan H, Bai X. Immobilization of Rhodococcus qingshengii strain FF on the surface of polyethylene and its adsorption and biodegradation of mimic produced water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 403:124075. [PMID: 33265063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Low pH and high salinity characteristic of produced water (PW) posed a big challenge for the direct biological treatment. The immobilization of R. qingshengii strain FF, which degraded petroleum effectively under low pH, and application of immobilized R. qingshengii strain FF in treating mimic PW was studied in this work. The immobilization of R. qingshengii strain FF on the surface of polyethylene foam (PEF), one type of waste packaging materials, was optimized using the response surface methodology. Under optimum conditions, cell density of R. qingshengii strain FF immobilized on the surface of PEF reached 388 mg (cells)/g(PEF). In addition, a few factors, including hydraulic retention time (HRT), pH and salinity, were studied for treating mimic PW using immobilized R. qingshengii strain FF. The result of this study demonstrated that TPH degradation efficiency of PW by immobilized R. qingshengii strain FF reached above 90% when HRT was longer than 8 h. Weak acid and high salinity conditions only moderately decreased TPH. Asphalt, alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbon contained in petroleum can be degraded to some extent. These results indicated that immobilized R. qingshengii strain FF can be used as a highly efficient strain which could be used in biological treatment of real PW.
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- Hongyun Nie
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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Naramittanakul A, Buttranon S, Petchsuk A, Chaiyen P, Weeranoppanant N. Development of a continuous-flow system with immobilized biocatalysts towards sustainable bioprocessing. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00189b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Implementing immobilized biocatalysts in continuous-flow systems can enable a sustainable process through enhanced enzyme stability, better transport and process continuity as well as simplified recycle and downstream processing.
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- Apisit Naramittanakul
- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BSE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BSE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BSE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- School of Biomolecular Science and Engineering (BSE), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong 21210, Thailand
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Burapha University, Chonburi 20131, Thailand
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Magalhães ERB, Costa Filho JDB, Padilha CEA, Silva FL, Sousa MASB, Santos ES. Activated sludge treatment for promoting the reuse of a synthetic produced water in irrigation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2020; 56:132-141. [PMID: 33296229 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1852855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Large volumes of produced water are generated as a byproduct in activities of oil and gas exploitation, which can be reused in agriculture after a treatment process. Activated sludge treatment has been successfully used to remove oil from wastewater, but systematic studies on the toxicity of this effluent using this treatment are scarce in the literature. In this study, it was investigated the performance of an activated sludge system in the treatment of a synthetic produced water under different initial conditions in terms of salinity and oil and grease concentration. Furthermore, it was evaluated this effluent phytotoxicity in the germination, and seedling and plant growths of sunflower and corn seeds using untreated and treated synthetic produced water. Results revealed the activated sludge effectiveness in oil and grease and salinity removal from produced water, viz. high removal efficiency of 99.01 ± 0.28 and 91.07 ± 0.39%., respectively. Untreated produced water showed considerable toxic effects on the germination (74.67 ± 2.31% and 82.67 ± 2.31 for sunflower and corn seeds, respectively) and growth stages of sunflower and corn seed plants. The germination percentage was approximately 100% for both types of seed. The seedling and plant growth of the two seeds irrigated with treated produced water had similar performance when used tap water. These results highlighted the potential reuse as an unconventional water resource for plant irrigation of the synthetic produced water treated by an activated sludge process, which technology has showed high removal performance of salinity and oil.
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- Emilianny R B Magalhães
- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
- Northeast Strategic Technologies Center (CETENE), Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Paraiba (IFPB), Picuí, PB, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Monitoring and Treatment of Oil and Gas Industry Waste (LAMTRE), Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, RN, Brazil
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Umar Mustapha M, Halimoon N, Wan Johari WL, Abd Shukor MY. Enhanced Carbofuran Degradation Using Immobilized and Free Cells of Enterobacter sp. Isolated from Soil. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25122771. [PMID: 32560037 PMCID: PMC7355768 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Extensive use of carbofuran insecticide harms the environment and human health. Carbofuran is an endocrine disruptor and has the highest acute toxicity to humans than all groups of carbamate pesticides used. Carbofuran is highly mobile in soil and soluble in water with a lengthy half-life (50 days). Therefore, it has the potential to contaminate groundwater and nearby water bodies after rainfall events. A bacterial strain BRC05 was isolated from agricultural soil characterized and presumptively identified as Enterobacter sp. The strain was immobilized using gellan gum as an entrapment material. The effect of different heavy metals and the ability of the immobilized cells to degrade carbofuran were compared with their free cell counterparts. The results showed a significant increase in the degradation of carbofuran by immobilized cells compared with freely suspended cells. Carbofuran was completely degraded within 9 h by immobilized cells at 50 mg/L, while it took 12 h for free cells to degrade carbofuran at the same concentration. Besides, the immobilized cells completely degraded carbofuran within 38 h at 100 mg/L. On the other hand, free cells degraded the compound in 68 h. The viability of the freely suspended cell and degradation efficiency was inhibited at a concentration greater than 100 mg/L. Whereas, the immobilized cells almost completely degraded carbofuran at 100 mg/L. At 250 mg/L concentration, the rate of degradation decreased significantly in free cells. The immobilized cells could also be reused for about nine cycles without losing their degradation activity. Hence, the gellan gum-immobilized cells of Enterobacter sp. could be potentially used in the bioremediation of carbofuran in contaminated soil.
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- Mohammed Umar Mustapha
- Desert Research Monitoring and Control Centre, Yobe State University, Damaturu P.M.B 1144, Nigeria;
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
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Nie H, Nie M, Diwu Z, Wang L, Yan H, Lin Y, Zhang B, Wang Y. Biological treatment of high salinity and low pH produced water in oilfield with immobilized cells of P. aeruginosa NY3 in a pilot-scale. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 381:121232. [PMID: 31563036 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Produced water (PW) in oilfield, as the largest waste streams in the oil and gas production, has posed a huge threat to the ecosystem. In this work, an environmentally friendly and recyclable biofilms have been developed for treating PW. We discovered that the cells of P. aeruginosa NY3 could be easily immobilized on the surface of polyurethane foam (PUF). Removal efficiency of oil and suspended solids (SS) by immobilized P. aeruginosa NY3 was keeping above 80% and 76% both in a laboratory scale and a pilot scale under suitable pH. Low pH and high value of SS had negative effect on the degradation of oil and SS by P. aeruginosa NY3. Recovery test showed that, the activity of biofilms P. aeruginosa NY3 after running in a pilot scale could be recovered in 5 days. Removal ability of oil in the real PW by the recovered biofilms of P. aeruginosa NY3 was even higher than that of the freshly prepared biofilms. These results indicated that, with a simple pH adjustment, immobilized P. aeruginosa NY3 could be recycled for removing oil and SS in the raw PW resulted from oil production.
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- Hongyun Nie
- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Munichazipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Nie M, Diwu Z, Lei Y, Li H, Bai X. Characterization of trehalose lipids produced by a unique environmental isolate bacteriumRhodococcus qingshengiistrain FF. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:1442-1453. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Y. Wang
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Membrane Separation of Shaanxi Province Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology Xi'an Shaanxi Province The People's Republic of China
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Bedoya J, Dealis M, Silva C, Niekawa E, Navarro M, Simionato A, Modolon F, Chryssafidis A, Andrade G. Enhanced production of target bioactive metabolites produced by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa LV strain. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2019.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bedoya J, Dealis M, Silva C, Niekawa E, Navarro M, Simionato A, Modolon F, Chryssafidis A, Andrade G. Enhanced production of target bioactive metabolites produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa LV strain. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fluorescein Diacetate Hydrolysis Using the Whole Biofilm as a Sensitive Tool to Evaluate the Physiological State of Immobilized Bacterial Cells. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8100434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Due to the increasing interest and the use of immobilized biocatalysts in bioremediation studies, there is a need for the development of an assay for quick and reliable measurements of their overall enzymatic activity. Fluorescein diacetate (FDA) hydrolysis is a widely used assay for measuring total enzymatic activity (TEA) in various environmental samples or in monoculture researches. However, standard FDA assays for TEA measurements in immobilized samples include performing an assay on cells detached from the carrier. This causes an error, because it is not possible to release all cells from the carrier without affecting their metabolic activity. In this study, we developed and optimized a procedure for TEA quantification in the whole biofilm formed on the carrier without disturbing it. The optimized method involves pre-incubation of immobilized carrier in phosphate buffer (pH 7.6) on the orbital shaker for 15 min, slow injection of FDA directly into the middle of the immobilized carrier, and incubation on the orbital shaker (130 rpm, 30 °C) for 1 h. Biofilm dry mass was obtained by comparing the dried weight of the immobilized carrier with that of the unimmobilized carrier. The improved protocol provides a simple, quick, and more reliable quantification of TEA during the development of immobilized biocatalysts compared to the original method.
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Mesquita RA, Hassemer G, Marchiori V, Kiedis J, Valduga E, Junges A, Malvessi E, Cansian RL, Zeni J. Synthesis of Xanthan Gum from Xanthomonas campestrisImmobilized in Polyurethane. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2018. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2018.0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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- Raíza A. Mesquita
- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Biotechnology Institute, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Rua Francisco Getúlio Vargas, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões, Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Gu Q, Wu Q, Zhang J, Guo W, Ding Y, Wang J, Wu H, Sun M, Hou L, Wei X, Zhang Y. Isolation and Transcriptome Analysis of Phenol-Degrading Bacterium From Carbon-Sand Filters in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2162. [PMID: 30298058 PMCID: PMC6160575 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Phenol is a typical organic contaminant in the environment. To date, the biodegradation of phenol by microorganisms remains the preferred method for its removal and remediation, but data on phenol removal by drinking water biofilters are lacking. In this study, we used high-throughput sequencing to investigate the microbial community structure in a carbon-sand biofilter. The results indicated that the predominant bacterial group was Bacilli, followed by Gammaproteobacteria, Clostridia, and Alphaproteobacteria. In addition, a strain was capable of degrading phenol at low concentrations of 500 μg/L within 100 min was isolated and identified as Rhodococcus sp. CS-1. Transcriptome analysis results showed that Rhodococcus sp. CS-1 was able to degrade phenol via both the catechol and protocatechuate branch of the β-ketoadipate pathway. Furthermore, some novel candidate biomarkers (copper oxidase, copper chaperone, and MarR/DeoR/TetR family transcriptional regulators) were successfully identified to be potentially involved in phenol biodegradation. This study indicates that carbon-sand filters have the potential for remediation of phenol. The application of native microorganisms to drinking water treatment system is an adaptive strategy in oligotrophic water environments.
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- Qihui Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Guangdong Open Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Guangdong Institute of Microbiology, Guangzhou, China
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Wan Ikhsan SN, Yusof N, Aziz F, Misdan N, Ismail AF, Lau WJ, Jaafar J, Wan Salleh WN, Hayati Hairom NH. Efficient separation of oily wastewater using polyethersulfone mixed matrix membrane incorporated with halloysite nanotube-hydrous ferric oxide nanoparticle. Sep Purif Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Functional characterization of two alkane hydroxylases in a versatile Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain NY3. ANN MICROBIOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s13213-017-1271-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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