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Swati Sharma1, Lalit M Pandey1
1Bio-interface & Environmental Engineering Lab, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Abstract:
Crude oil bioremediation requires a correct selection of potential biodegraders to address the hazard. The present study investigates biodegradation kinetics of single aliphatic (Hexadecane, HEX), aromatic (Phenanthrene, PHE), and binary mixture (HEX + PHE) as co-contaminants by axenic cultures of A. fabrum SLAJ 731, B. subtilis RSL2 and P. aeruginosa P7815 and their consortium. A proposed integrated kinetic model combining first-order exponential decay and the Monod equation is well-fitted to degradation data. Maximum degradations of both the substrates were observed for microcosm, indicating synergistic effects of selected strains. The degradation rate indicated parallel utilization of HEX while serial utilization of PHE by selected strains. Maximum HEX and PHE degradations of 92.4 and 88.7 % were achieved by microconsortium, which increased to 97.2 and 91.9 % for the binary mixture. The biodegradation efficiencies of HEX and PHE were linearly correlated with Alkane hydroxylase and Catechol-2,3-dioxygenase activities, respectively.
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