Utilization of molasses for biosurfactant production by two Bacillus strains at thermophilic conditions

Traditionally, biosurfactants have been produced from hydrocarbons. Some possible substitutes for microbial growth and biosurfactant production include urban wastes, peat hydrolysate, and agro-industrial by-products. Molasses, a nonconventional substrate (agro-industrial by-product) can also be used for biosurfactant production. It has been utilized by two strains of Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 2423 and MTCC1427) for biosurfactant production and growth at 45°C. As a result of biosurfactant accumulation, the surface tension of the medium was lowered to 29 and 31 dynes/cm by the two strains, respectively. This is the first report of biosurfactant production by strains of B. subtilis at 45°C. Potential application of the biosurfactant in microbial enhanced oil recovery is also presented.     

Effects of Different Oil Sources and Residues on Biomass and Metabolite Production by Yarrowia lipolytica YB 423-12

Yarrowia lipolytica is known to have the ability to assimilate hydrophobic substrates like triglycerides, fats, and oils, and to produce single-cell oils, lipases, and organic acids. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of different oil sources (borage, canola, sesame, Echium, and trout oils) and oil industry residues (olive pomace oil, hazelnut oil press cake, and sunflower seed oil cake) on the growth, lipid accumulation, and lipase and citric acid production by Y. lipolytica YB 423-12. The maximum biomass and lipid accumulation were observed with linseed oil. Among the tested oil sources and oil industry residues, hazelnut oil press cake was the best medium for lipase production. The Y. lipolytica YB 423-12 strain produced 12.32 ± 1.54 U/mL (lipase activity) of lipase on hazelnut oil press cake medium supplemented with glucose. The best substrate for citric acid production was found to be borage oil, with an output of 5.34 ± 0.94 g/L. The biotechnological production of valuable metabolites such as single-cell oil, lipase, and citric acid could be achieved by using these wastes and low-cost substrates with this strain. Furthermore, the cost of the bio-process could also be significantly reduced by the utilization of various low-cost raw materials, residues, wastes, and renewable resources as substrates for this yeast.     

Isolation,characterization, and antifungal application of a biosurfactant produced by Enterobacter sp. MS16

Isolate MS16 obtained from diesel contaminated soil, identified as Enterobacter sp. using 16S rRNA gene analysis produced biosurfactant when grown on unconventional substrates like groundnut oil cake, sunflower oil, and molasses. Of these carbon substrates used, sunflower oil cake showed highest biosurfactant production (1.5 g/L) and reduction in surface tension (68%). The biosurfactant produced by MS16 efficiently emulsified various hydrocarbons. The carbohydrates and fatty acids of the biosurfactants were studied using TLC, FTIR, NMR, and GC‐MS. The carbohydrate composition as determined by GC‐MS of their alditol acetate derivatives showed the predominance of glucose, galactose and arabinose, and hydroxyl fatty acids of chain length of C₁₆ and C₁₈ on the basis of FAMEs analysis. Biosurfactant showed antifungal activity and inhibited the fungal spore germination. Practical applications : Enterobacter sp., MS16 produces a biosurfactant composed of carbohydrates and fatty acids which exhibits excellent surface active properties. Use of industrial wastes for biosurfactant production is economical and facilitates the industrial production of this biosurfactant which has potential antifungal activity.     

Surfactin生物表面活性剂及其驱油研究进展

表面活性素（surfactin）是一类由革兰氏阳性的枯草芽孢杆菌产生的脂肽（lipopeptide）型生物表面活性剂,因其具有优于化学合成表面活性剂的若干优点,如低毒性、高生物降解性、更好的环境相容性,且在极端环境下稳定性好,在提高石油采收率方面有较好的应用潜力,但是目前只有少数的生物表面活性剂可以大规模生产实现工业化应用。本文介绍了surfactin生物表面活性剂的化学结构和生物合成机制,并对其发酵生产过程的影响因素进行分析,为提高其生产经济性探索不同的策略,例如使用更便宜的原材料、优化培养基组分、优化反应器等,系统论述了surfactin生物表面活性剂的驱油机理和其与化学合成表面活性剂的复配研究,同时针对其应用时的不足之处提出研究新思路。     

Non-traditional Oils as Newer Feedstock for Rhamnolipids Production by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</Emphasis> (ATCC 10145)

Oils and fats serve as one of the most important renewable feedstocks for various chemicals such as lubricants, textiles auxiliaries, biodiesel and surfactants. The oils have also proved themselves to be better substrates than glucose for production of biosurfactants such as rhamnolipids. Cost is major hindrance in the commercialization of these biosurfactants and fresh refined oils cannot be used for rhamnolipid production. Non-traditional oils such as jatropha oil, karanja oil and neem oil can be used as newer feedstock for the synthesis of rhamnolipids. Jatropha oil gave the highest production of rhamnolipids, 4.55 g/L in non-traditional oils and the rhamnolipid concentration was comparable to that of most common oils, sunflower oil giving 5.08 g/L of rhamnolipids. The jatropha oil contained mainly linoleic acid that showed the highest consumption rate as compared to oleic and palmitic acid. Neem oil produced a lower concentration of rhamnolipids (2.63 g/L) than other oils. Both monorhamnolipids and dirhamnolipids were synthesized using these oils. The product obtained can find high value specialty applications such as biomedical drug delivery and cosmetics.     

厨余垃圾的资源化技术

介绍了厨余垃圾的来源与特征,讨论了厨余垃圾的资源化技术:主要包括堆肥、厌氧发酵、真空油炸、蚯蚓生物处理、乳酸发酵以及生物制氢等,其中家庭垃圾处理机和小容量垃圾系列处理机堆肥技术具有费用低和实现源头减量化等优点。生物制氢、厌氧发酵和燃料电池发电系统的开发研究,为废物变清洁能源开辟了新的途径。此外,利用厨余垃圾制取乳酸,进而合成生物降解性塑料(聚乳酸)的技术,可为治理困扰人类的"白色污染"作出贡献。     

Production of Glycolipid Biosurfactant from Sponge-Associated Marine Actinobacterium <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum</Emphasis> MSA21

Potential biosurfactant producers and economic production processes are major considerations for commercialization of biosurfactants. The present study was aimed at exploring marine Actinobacteria for the production of biosurfactants using industrial and agro-industrial wastes under solid state culture (SSC). A biosurfactant producer, Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum MSA21 was isolated from a marine sponge. The strain MSA21 effectively utilized tannery pre-treated effluent as the substrate for the production of a biosurfactant under SSC. The critical control factors influence the production of biosurfactant includes glucose, yeast extract, copper sulfate and inoculum size. The glucose and yeast extract interactively increase the production maxima over a stable area. The surface active compound was characterized as a glycolipid derivative with a hydrophilic part of methyl-2-oxopropyl furan and a hydrophobic dodecanoic acid, methyl ester. The MSA21 biosurfactant displayed antibiotic activity. The domain ketosynthase in MSA21 showed that the polyketide synthase gene might be involved in the synthesis of antimicrobial compounds. The strain B. paraconglomeratum MSA21 could be used for the production of a biosurfactant as a green alternative to replace chemical surfactants.     

生物表面活性剂及其在化妆品中的应用

综述了生物表面活性剂的特性、分类及生产方法,重点介绍了几种生物表面活性剂在化妆品行业中的应用。指出,降低成本是未来生物表面活性剂研究发展的方向。     

Glycerol valorization: New biotechnological routes

Biodiesel have drawn attention in the last decade as a renewable, biodegradable, and non-toxic fuel. Raw glycerol can become an important feedstock when biodiesel is applied on a large commercial scale. With the production of 10 kg of biodiesel from rapeseed oil, 1 kg of glycerol becomes available. Few microorganisms can be used for direct glycerol biovalorization. Yarrowia lipolytica is one of the most extensively studied “non-conventional” yeasts which is used as a model in the degradation study of hydrophobic substrates and in several other fields. Its affinity for hydrophobic compounds occurs because of the production of surface-active compounds and its differentiated cell wall. From glycerol, a hydrophobic compound easily assimilated by Y. lipolytica, it is possible to produce several substances of biotechnological importance, including biosurfactants and citric acid. Biosurfactants are potential candidates for many commercial applications in the petroleum, pharmaceutical, biomedical and food industrial processes. Citric acid has a broad use in the preparation of numerous industrial products and in many industrial areas, especially in food industry, which creates a large and ever-increasing demand for this chemical. Therefore, glycerol transformation by Y. lipolytica points to highly potential processes.     

Utilization of canola oil and lactose to produce biosurfactant withCandida bombicola

The prerequisites for a commercial fermentation process of biosurfactants include the use of low- or negative-cost substrates and maximum conversion yields. Under competitive market conditions, the price of canola oil is expected to decrease in response to its increased supply. Lactose, obtained from cheese whey, is a by-product of the dairy industry. In this work, canola oil with glucose or lactose as carbon sources was used as substrates to produce sophorose lipids (SLs) by means of the yeastCandida bombicola. Fermentations were conducted in either shaker flasks or 1-L Bellco (Vineland, NJ) stirred reactors for 5–7 d at 450 rpm and 30°C. The production of SLs reached 150–160 g/L in a medium consisting of 10% glucose, 10.5% canola oil, 0.1% urea and 0.4% yeast extract. When lactose was substituted for glucose, 90–110 g/L SL was obtained. The apolar SL 17-l-([2′-O-β-d-glucopyranosyl-β-d-glucopyransoyl]oxy)-octadecanoic acid 1′-4″-lactone 6′,6″-diacetate (SL-1) was the major one (73%) when canola oil was used instead of safflower oil (SL-1, 50%). Use of canola oil generally resulted in increased yields of SLs comparable to the yields obtained when safflower oil was used in the medium. Other literature reports present yields of 70 g/L and 120 g/L SLs, respectively, with these substrates.     

Utilization of Oil Industry Residues for the Production of Rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas indica

In the present work, a new strain Pseudomonas indica MTCC 3714 was studied for the production of biosurfactants using various rice‐bran oil industry residues viz. rice‐bran, de‐oiled rice‐bran, fatty acids and waxes. Among all the carbon sources, a maximum reduction in surface tension (26.4 mN/m) was observed when the media were supplemented with rice‐bran and the biosurfactant was recovered using the ultrasonication technique as one of the steps in the extraction process. Biosurfactants were obtained in yields of about 9.6 g/L using rice‐bran as the carbon source. The structure of the biosurfactants as characterized by FT‐IR, NMR (¹H and ¹³C) and LC–MS analysis revealed that the majority of the biosurfactants were di‐rhamnolipids. The biosurfactants produced were able to emulsify various hydrocarbons and showed excellent potential in microbial enhanced oil recovery, as it was able to recover kerosene up to 70 % in a sandpack test.     

Cost-cutting of nitrogen source for economical production of cellulolytic enzymes by Trichoderma inhamatum KSJ1

For saccharifying food wastes, cellulolytic enzymes were produced using Trichoderma inhamatum KSJ1 in modified Mandel’s medium. In a previous study, 0.1% bacto peptone in Mandel’s medium was established as the best organic nitrogen source for the production of cellulolytic enzymes using strain KSJ1. However, economically, peptone was too expensive. Therefore, soybean, yeast and Chunggookjang (fermented soybean paste) were substituted for peptone in this research. Also, yeast or ground soybean hydrolyzed by sulfuric acid or from a culture broth of Bacillus alcalophilus, a strain producing protease, was added to the medium as the nitrogen source to the production of cellulolytic enzyme. In the cultivation using 0.5% yeast hydrolyzed with a culture solution of B. alcalophilus as the nitrogen source, the activities of FPase and amylase were 0.20 and 2.17 U/mL in a 100 mL flask, compared to 0.35 and 1.24 U/mL with the 0.1% peptone as control, respectively. In a 10 L jar fermenter, the activities of FPase and amylase were improved to 0.40 and 4.82 U/mL in the cultivation, respectively, using 0.5% yeast hydrolyzed with the culture broth, compared with 0.38 and 3.79 U/mL, respectively, for the 0.1% peptone as control. Therefore, hydrolyzed yeast was established as an available nitrogen source for the industrial scale production of cellulolytic enzymes by strain KSJ1, resulting in a 52.3% cost reduction in the production of cellulolytic enzyme by substitution of the expensive nitrogen sources.     

Biosurfactant production by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Bacillus coagulans</Emphasis>

A new biosurfactant producer, Bacillus coagulans, was isolated from soil. Its 24-h-old culture broth had a low surface tension (27–29 mN/m). Optimization of cell growth of this bacterium led to maximal biosurfactant production with glucose or starch as the organic carbon source, a pH in the range 4.0–7.5, and incubation temperatures from 20 to 45°C. The crude biosurfactants obtained after neutralization and lyophilization of the acid precipitate yielded a minimal aqueous solution surface tension value of 29 mN/m and an interfacial tension value of 4.5 mN/m against hexadecane. The critical micelle concentration of the crude biosurfactants was 17 mg/L. Addition of NaCl to the aqueous solution of the crude product caused lowering of surface tension at both the aqueous solution-air and aqueous solution-n-hexadecane interfaces. These results indicate that the biosurfactants obtained have potential environmental and industrial applications and may have uses in microbially enhanced oil recovery.     

生物表面活性剂驱油研究进展

第三次采油技术的发展促进了表面活性剂在油田生产中成熟而稳定的应用。与化学合成表面活性剂相比,生物表面活性剂具有无毒等优势,在近些年呈现出热点研究态势,部分成果业已得到应用。本文从生物表面活性剂的驱油机理、纯化、应用3个方面进行论述,并对其发展趋势进行了展望。在驱油机理方面,主要通过降低油水界面张力、乳化残油以及润湿性反转3种作用,保障开采后期的油藏采收率。在纯化方面,单一方法制备生物表面活性剂技术已经较为成熟,但这些方法均具有一定局限性;采用两种或多种方法联用,既可以降低纯化成本又可以提高产率,成为未来生物表面活性剂纯化技术的发展趋势。在应用方面,主要体现在与化学表面活性剂进行复配后定向注入油藏进行驱油;此外,近年来也开发出利用高效营养剂激活本源微生物,诱导其产生表面活性物质继而富集、驱油的新技术。     

Synthetic and Bio-Derived Surfactants Versus Microbial Biosurfactants in the Cosmetic Industry: An Overview

This article includes an updated review of the classification, uses and side effects of surfactants for their application in the cosmetic, personal care and pharmaceutical industries. Based on their origin and composition, surfactants can be divided into three different categories: (i) synthetic surfactants; (ii) bio-based surfactants; and (iii) microbial biosurfactants. The first group is the most widespread and cost-effective. It is composed of surfactants, which are synthetically produced, using non-renewable sources, with a final structure that is different from the natural components of living cells. The second category comprises surfactants of intermediate biocompatibility, usually produced by chemical synthesis but integrating fats, sugars or amino acids obtained from renewable sources into their structure. Finally, the third group of surfactants, designated as microbial biosurfactants, are considered the most biocompatible and eco-friendly, as they are produced by living cells, mostly bacteria and yeasts, without the intermediation of organic synthesis. Based on the information included in this review it would be interesting for cosmetic, personal care and pharmaceutical industries to consider microbial biosurfactants as a group apart from surfactants, needing specific regulations, as they are less toxic and more biocompatible than chemical surfactants having formulations that are more biocompatible and greener.     

The role of nitrogen in multiorganism strategies for biosurfactant production

Production of large quantities of biosurfactants which are costcompetitive with surfactants of petrochemical origin requires the use of cost-free or cost-credit wastes as process feedstocks for microbial growth and biosurfactant synthesis. Several multiorganism strategies are suggested for improving biosurfactant yields from wastes. One such strategy involving co-culturing of lipogenic (oleaginous) microbes at one stage of the overall process was found imcompatible with the nitrogen requirements for regulation of lipogenesis. Other strategies are proposed which avoid conflicts in regulatory mechanisms. Emphasis is placed in these latter strategies on the uniqueness of municipal wastewater treatment sludges both to produce a costcompetitive biosurfactant and to offset the costs of high quality wastewater treatment.     

生物表面活性剂在油田中的应用

生物表面活性剂和化学表面活性剂一样 ,有亲水基团和疏水基团 ,它是由微生物生长在水不溶的物质中并以它为食物源产生的。在油田中 ,生物表面活性剂是微生物提高采收率的重要机理 ,具有水溶性好、反应产物均一、无毒、安全、驱油效果好等特点。生物表面活性剂有 4种类型 :糖脂类、磷脂类、脂蛋白或缩氨酸脂和聚合物类。大多数生物表面活性剂是糖脂 ,是碳水化合物连接在长链脂肪酸上。目前 ,室内研究主要是研究各种反应条件对微生物产生生物表面活性剂和生物表面活性剂对原油的影响。矿场实验有地面发酵和地下发酵两种形式。从生物表面活性剂的特点、筛选产生生物表面活性剂的菌种、生物表面活性剂的类型、室内研究、矿场实验和今后的发展方向等 6个方面综述了油田中的生物表面活性剂的应用     

Biosurfactants: Recent advances

Surfactants find applications in a wide variety of industrial processes. Biomolecules that are amphiphilic and partition preferentially at interfaces are classified as biosurfactants. In terms of surface activity, heat and pH stability, many biosurfactants are comparable to synthetic surfactants. Therefore, as the environmental compatibility is becoming an increasingly important factor in selecting industrial chemicals, the commercialization of biosurfactant is gaining much attention. In this paper, the general properties and functions of biosurfactants are introduced. Strategies for development of biosurfactant assay, enhanced biosurfactant production, large scale fermentation, and product recovery are discussed. Also discussed are recent advances in the genetic engineering of biosurfactant production. The potential applications of biosurfactants in industrial processes and bioremediation are presented. Finally, comments on the application of enzymes for the production of surfactants are also made.     

Design and operation of anaerobic digesters using multi-objective optimization criteria

A methane fermentation system can be considered as a multi-objective optimization problem characterized by conflicting objectives such as investment cost, net biogas production and chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal. To this end, a k-objective -constraint method was used to determine the optimal design and operation parameters of a continuously stirred anaerobic digester. This equipment treats leachates from the controlled solid urban wastes landfill at Garraf (Barcelona, Spain), which receives 5–6 × 10⁵ tonnes of wastes per year. The optimal solutions were generated for two design criteria: (a) reduction of cost to a minimum and (b) maximization of net energy production with at least 75% removal of COD. The preferred solution was obtained by using the non-inferior solution set.     

氰化尾渣无害化处理工艺的优化改进

介绍了山东恒邦冶炼股份有限公司氰化尾渣无害化处理的生产工艺,针对传统因科法处理氰化尾渣有价金属不能有效回收的问题进行优化改进,利用高含硫烟气对氰化尾渣进行无害化处理,使氰化尾渣处理达标,由危废转化成一般固废,并实现有价元素金、银、铜的综合回收,降低处理成本。