Mining of thermophilic biosurfactant producers for solid-state fermentation

Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is an emerging technology for organic waste valorisation to marketable bio products. SSF scale-up is hindered by heat transfer problems that could be diminished operating under thermophilic conditions. Compost samples collected from food waste composting facility in a...

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Autores: Farooq, Syeda Amna|||0009-0001-5311-8606, Barrena, Raquel|||0000-0002-6077-7765, Gea Leiva, Teresa|||0000-0003-2523-4797
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:310135
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/310135
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.jece.2024.114084
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aspergillus fumigatus
Bacillus subtilis
Biosurfactant
Streptomyces thermocarboxydus
Thermophilic microorganisms
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Sumario:Solid-state fermentation (SSF) is an emerging technology for organic waste valorisation to marketable bio products. SSF scale-up is hindered by heat transfer problems that could be diminished operating under thermophilic conditions. Compost samples collected from food waste composting facility in a primary school in Barcelona and textile industry sample from Faisalabad Pakistan were subjected to isolation of thermophilic biosurfactant producing microorganisms. Altogether 43 isolates were screened through biosurfactant qualitative screening, but 18 isolates dominated with promising results which were further shortlisted under solid-state culture to select the five significant performers belonging to Bacillus sp., Aspergillus sp., and Streptomyces sp. The performance of the five isolates in SSF was assessed in time course studies in 0.5-L packed bed bioreactor using winterization oil cake (WOC), wheat bran and glucose as substrates combined with wheat straw as support material. All five isolates colonized the substrate well in SSF systems and exhibited considerable glucose consumption and adaptation within the SSF setup. The fermentation extracts indicated promising surface-active properties as observed by emulsification and oil displacement analysis. These findings provide an effective enrichment strategy for screening of thermophilic biosurfactant producers and can aid establishment of the scale up for the enhanced metabolite production.