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Optimization of biosurfactant production using waste from biodiesel industry in a new membrane assisted bioreactor

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 48; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.procbio.2013.06.028

1873-3298

Alyson G. Pereira, Graziela Jardim Pacheco, Luiz Filipe de Assis Tavares, Bianca C. Neves, Frederico de Araujo Kronemberger, Rodrigo S. Reis, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire,

Biofuel production and bioconversion

The main byproduct of biodiesel production is glycerol. Here, crude glycerol – byproduct of biodiesel industry – was evaluated as sole carbon source in rhamnolipids production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The optimal concentration of crude glycerol and sodium nitrate was assessed using response surface methodology, resulting in about 40–50 mg/L.h of rhamnolipids, which was about four times higher than previously reported in the literature. Fermentation parameters were similar to those observed with commercial glycerol as sole carbon source. The optimized medium was suitable for production using simple (22.9 mg/L.h) and fed-batch (32.4 mg/L.h) fermentation in oxygen-controlled bioreactor without foaming formation. Composition and relative abundance of rhamnolipid congeners showed that crude glycerol had little effect on metabolic pathways involved in their production. CMC values were approximately 130 mg/L and 230–260 mg/L for rhamnolipids from crude and commercial glycerol fermentation, respectively, which were about 2–6 times lower than CMC values of synthetic surfactants.