title: Partial characterization of biosurfactant from Lactobacillus pentosus and comparison with sodium dodecyl sulphate for the bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil.
abstract: The capability of a cell bound biosurfactant produced by Lactobacillus pentosus, to accelerate the bioremediation of a hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, was compared with a synthetic anionic surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulphate SDS-). The biosurfactant produced by the bacteria was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) that clearly indicates the presence of OH and NH groups, C=O stretching of carbonyl groups and NH nebding (peptide linkage), as well as CH2-CH3 and C-O stretching, with similar FTIR spectra than other biosurfactants obtained from lactic acid bacteria. After the characterization of biosurfactant by FTIR, soil contaminated with 7,000 mg Kg(-1) of octane was treated with biosurfactant from L. pentosus or SDS. Treatment of soil for 15 days with the biosurfactant produced by L. pentosus led to a 65.1% reduction in the hydrocarbon concentration, whereas SDS reduced the octane concentration to 37.2% compared with a 2.2% reduction in the soil contaminated with octane in absence of biosurfactant used as control. Besides, after 30 days of incubation soil with SDS or biosurfactant gave percentages of bioremediation around 90% in both cases. Thus, it can be concluded that biosurfactant produced by L. pentosus accelerates the bioremediation of octane-contaminated soil by improving the solubilisation of octane in the water phase of soil, achieving even better results than those reached with SDS after 15-day treatment.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Engineering Department, School of Industrial Engineering (EEI), University of Vigo, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo-Pontevedra, Spain. amoldes@uvigo.es
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Moldes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paradelo
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Vecino
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gudiña
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Barral
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects; D004655:Emulsions; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009795:Octanes / Q000378:metabolism; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D009795:Octanes; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D012967:Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate; C026728:octane