Microbial lipid accumulation through bioremediation of palm oil mill effluent using a yeast-bacteria co-culture

Ahasanul Karim, M. Amirul Islam, Zaied Bin Khalid, Abu Yousuf, Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan and Che Ku Mohammad Faizal

Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 176, issue C, 106-114

Abstract: Co-cultures of different microorganisms are considered promising inocula for treating palm oil mill effluents (POME) and producing value-added bio-products (e.g., biofuels and fatty acid-derived materials). However, the efficiency of yeast-bacteria co-culture for microbial lipid production through bioremediation of wastewater remains a bottleneck. In this study, the performance of a co-culture for lipid accumulation through POME bioremediation was investigated using a yeast (Lipomyces starkeyi) and a bacterium (Bacillus cereus). A maximum biomass of 8.89 ± 0.33 g/L and lipid production of 2.27 ± 0.10 g/L were achieved by the co-culture inoculum, which were substantially higher than those of the monocultures. Besides, the co-culture inoculum attained a maximum chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 83.66 ± 1.9%, while the individual cultures of B. cereus and L. starkeyi obtained 74.35 ± 1.7% and 69.01 ± 2.3%, respectively. The bioremediation efficiency was confirmed by the seed germination index (GI) of Vigna radiata (Mung bean). It was observed that the co-culture inoculum had a higher GI compared to the untreated POME and even the monoculture-treated POME. We argue that the symbiotic association of a yeast-bacteria co-culture in POME could be an attractive approach for achieving maximum biomass as well as lipid production and simultaneous bioremediation of POME.

Keywords: Palm oil mill effluent; Lipid accumulation; Bioremediation; Co-culture; Bacillus cereus; Lipomyces starkeyi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.055

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