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Arumugam A, Fang C, Selvin J, Kuppusamy S, Ricky Devi O, Zhang F, Guo X, Kadaikunnan S, Balu R, Liu X. Plant biomass extracted eco-friendly natural surfactant enhanced bio-electrokinetic remediation of crude oil contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 245:117913. [PMID: 38145737 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
Abstract
The current work investigates bioremediation (BIO) and electrokinetic (EK) remediation of crude oil hydrocarbons utilizing the biomass-electrokinetic (BIO-EK) approaches. The use of natural surfactants derived from plant biomass may improve remediation capacity by enhancing the solubility of organic pollutants. Sapindus mukorossi, a natural surfactant producer, was extracted from plant biomass in this study. The crude oil biodegradation efficiency was reported to be 98 %. In nature, FTIR confirms that plant biomass is lipopeptide. GCMS revealed that the crude oil (C7 - C23) was efficiently bio-degraded from lower to higher molecular weight. The application of natural surfactants in electokinetic remediation increased the plant biomass degradation of crude oil polluted soil by 98% compared to electrokinetic 55% in 2 days. Natural surfactant improves hydrocarbon solubilization and accelerates hydrocarbon electro migration to the anodic compartment, as confirmed by the presence of greater total organic content than the electrokinetic. This study proves that BIO-EK compared with a natural surfactant derived from plant biomass may be utilized to improve in situ bioremediation of crude oil polluted soils.
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Affiliation(s)
- Arulprakash Arumugam
- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan'an University, Yan'an, 716000, China
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- Science and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Xiangyang, 441003, China; Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang, 441003, China
| | - Joseph Selvin
- School of Life Science and Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, Chinna Kalapet, 605014, India
| | - Sathishkumar Kuppusamy
- Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
| | - Okram Ricky Devi
- Department of Agronomy, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 785013, Assam, India
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- School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan'an University, Yan'an, 716000, China.
| | - Xiang Guo
- Science and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Xiangyang, 441003, China; Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang, 441003, China.
| | - Shine Kadaikunnan
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Advanced Material Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, 61 Daehak-ro, Gumi-si, Gyeonbuk, 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Science and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Xiangyang, 441003, China; Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang, 441003, China; Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India.
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