title: Economical fermentation media for the production of a whole cell catalyst for the treatment of Cr(VI)-containing wastewaters.
abstract: The biotechnology sector is continually seeking sustainable and more economical bioprocesses. Fermentation media produced with cheap components or wastes reduce production costs. Moreover, if wastes are used, they contribute to avoid environmental pollution. In this work, microbial growth media based on molasses or acidified glycerol as carbon sources and fertilizer as nitrogen source were tested for the production of a whole-cell catalyst that could be used in Cr(VI)-containing wastewater treatments. Results showed that the highest biomass production yield was obtained with a medium containing acidified glycerol 5% v/v and fertilizer 0.6% v/v. The biomass produced using this medium was immobilized in calcium alginate beads and used as catalyst in the biotransformation of Cr(VI) into Cr(III). The catalyst could be efficiently used for 5 reduction cycles of 40mg/l Cr(VI) each. Cr(III) retention assays were performed to determine whether Cr(III) could be retained by the catalyst avoiding its solubilization in the supernatants. The retention capacity of the catalyst at 32°C and pH 3.0 was 3mg Cr(III)/g. Both an alternative and economical fermentation medium is here proposed for the optimization of Cr(VI)-containing wastewater treatment.
authors: Área Química, Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors: Mauricio J
authors: MJ
authors: Alessandrello
authors: Área Química, Instituto de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: dvullo@ungs.edu.ar.
authors: Diana L
authors: DL
authors: Vullo
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002384:Catalysis; D018914:Cells, Immobilized; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology; D005285:Fermentation; D005308:Fertilizers; D005990:Glycerol / Q000191:economics / Q000494:pharmacology; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000191:economics; D008965:Molasses; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D002857:Chromium; D003470:Culture Media; D005308:Fertilizers; D005990:Glycerol; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D009584:Nitrogen; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C074702:chromium hexavalent ion
keywords: Bioprocesos; Bioprocess; Biotransformación; Biotransformation; Chromium; Cromo; Fermentación; Fermentation; Pseudomonas