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Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus salmalaya for Lubricating Oil Solubilization and Biodegradation

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  • Arezoo Dadrasnia

    (Department of Biohealth Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Salmah Ismail

    (Department of Biohealth Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

Abstract

This study investigated the capability of a biosurfactant produced by a novel strain of Bacillus salmalaya to enhance the biodegradation rates and bioavailability of organic contaminants. The biosurfactant produced by cultured strain 139SI showed high physicochemical properties and surface activity in the selected medium. The biosurfactant exhibited a high emulsification index and a positive result in the drop collapse test, with the results demonstrating the wetting activity of the biosurfactant and its potential to produce surface-active molecules. Strain 139SI can significantly reduce the surface tension (ST) from 70.5 to 27 mN/m, with a critical micelle concentration of 0.4%. Moreover, lubricating oil at 2% (v/v) was degraded on Day 20 (71.5). Furthermore, the biosurfactant demonstrated high stability at different ranges of salinity, pH, and temperature. Overall, the results indicated the potential use of B. salmalaya 139SI in environmental remediation processes.

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  • Arezoo Dadrasnia & Salmah Ismail, 2015. "Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus salmalaya for Lubricating Oil Solubilization and Biodegradation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:12:y:2015:i:8:p:9848-9863:d:54429
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    Cited by:

    1. Yingjin Song & Ruiyi Li & Guanyi Chen & Beibei Yan & Lei Zhong & Yuxin Wang & Yihang Li & Jinlei Li & Yingxiu Zhang, 2021. "Bibliometric Analysis of Current Status on Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Soils during 2000–2019," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-20, August.
    2. Arezoo Dadrasnia & Kelvin Swee Chuan Wei & Nasser Shahsavari & Mohd Sofian Azirun & Salmah Ismail, 2015. "Biosorption Potential of Bacillus salmalaya Strain 139SI for Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-18, December.

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