Bioremediation of MP-polluted Waters Using Bacteria Bacillus licheniformis, Lysinibacillus massiliensis, and Mixed Culture of Bacillus sp. and Delftia acidovorans

Autor: Dajana Kučić Grgić, Kristina Bule, Martina Miloloža, Marinko Markić, Viktorija Prevarić, Tomislav Bolanča, Vesna Ocelić Bulatović, Ema Lovrinčić, Šime Ukić, Antonija Kovačević, Matija Cvetnić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Vol 35, Iss 2, Pp 205-224 (2021)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
Volume 35
Issue 2
ISSN: 1846-5153
0352-9568
Popis: Microplastic particles (MPs) are widely distributed pollutants in the environment. While a growing number of studies have shown that MPs are toxic to plant and animal life, systemic efforts to reduce their presence have been scarce. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and polystyrene (PS) are one of the most common among all plastic-forming MPs. In this study, pure bacterial strains, Bacillus licheniformis and Lysinibacillus massiliensis, and a mixed bacterial culture of Delftia acidovorans and Bacillus sp., were used for biodegradation of LDPE and PS microplastics. Biodegradation of MP-PS and MP-LDPE of particle size 300 – 500 μm was carried out under batch operating conditions at a temperature of 25 ± 2 °C, pH values of 7.15, and 160 rpm during 22 days. The obtained results showed that mixed bacterial cultures degraded MP-LDPE and MP-PS better than pure bacterial cultures, and the biodegradation efficiency was higher for MP-LDPE than for MP-PS, as indicated by greater reduction in peak intensity and spectral deformation, higher colony forming unit (CFU), and inorganic carbon (IC) values.
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