Biodegradation process of crude oil and bioemulsifier activity by a bacterial consortium culture

This study reports the analysis of biosurfactant production by a bacterial consortium culture (CC) during biodegradation of crude oil. The ability of CC (5% v/v), grown in Minimal Medium (MM) added with 1% (v/v) Tapis crude oil, to produce biosurfactant under different incubation times (0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 week) was investigated. Biosurfactant activity was estimated by water surface tension changes and emulsification index (E24). Maximum biosurfactant production was observed at 2 weeks incubation period, after which the yield gradually decreased. The biosurfactant produced by the CC significantly decreased the surface tension of water from 72 dynes/cm to 52 dynes/cm (p < 0.05) at week 4. Emulsification test indicated that this biosurfactant effectively emulsified the crude oil with an emulsification index (E24) of 85% (p < 0.05). This is significantly better (p < 0.05) when compared to other chemical surfactants tested namely SDS (53.3%), Tween-20 (50.8%) and Triton X-100 (55%). These results indicate the capability of CC to produce biosurfactant during crude oil degradation and this can be exploited for enhanced bioremediation in oil contaminated areas.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment

• Publication date

  2019-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/305/1/012069
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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