Enhanced biodegradation of hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas aeruginosa-encapsulated alginate/gellan gum microbeads

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa-encapsulated alginate/gellan gum microbeads (PAGMs) were prepared at the condition of 10 g/L alginate, 1 g/L gellan gum, and 2.57 mM calcium ions, and investigated for the biodegradation of a diesel-contaminated groundwater. The degradation of diesel with PAGMs reached 71.2% after 10 days in the aerobic condition, while that of suspended bacteria was only 32.0% even after 30 days. The kinetic analysis showed that PAGMs had more than two-order higher second-order kinetic constant than that of the suspended bacteria. Interestingly, the degradation of diesel was ceased due to the depletion of the dissolved oxygen after 10 day in the PAGM reactor, but the microbial degradation activity was immediately restored after the addition of oxygen to 10.5 mg/L. The change in ATP concentration and the viability of bacteria showed that the microbial activity in PAGMs were maintained (66.4%, and 84.3%, respectively) even after 30 days of experiment with PAGMs due to the protective barrier of the microbeads, whereas those of suspended bacteria showed significant decrease to 6.2% and 14.4% of initial value, respectively, due to the direct contact to toxic hydrocarbons. The results suggested that encapsulation of bacterial cells could be used for the enhanced biodegradation of diesel hydrocarbons in aqueous systems. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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ELSEVIER
Issue Date
2021-03
Language
English
Article Type
Article
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v.406, pp.124752

ISSN
0304-3894
DOI
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124752
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http://hdl.handle.net/10203/281442
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