Bioconversion of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil using apple filter cake

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

M. Cecilia Medaura¹  Eduardo C. Ércoli¹ 

[1] ,Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Facultad de Ingeniería Laboratorio de Bioprocesos Mendoza ,Argentina

关键词: apple filter cake;    bioconversion;    bioremediation;    petroleum contaminated soil;    bagaço de maça;    bioconversão;    biorremediação;    solo contaminado com petróleo;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822008000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using apple filter cake, a fruit-processing waste to enhance the bioremediation of petroleum contaminated soil. A rotating barrel system was used to study the bioconversion of the xenobiotic compound by natural occurring microbial population. The soil had been accidentally polluted with a total petroleum hydrocarbon concentration of 41,000 ppm. Although this global value was maintained during the process, microbial intervention was evidenced through transformation of the petroleum fractions. Thus, fractions that represent a risk for the environment (GRO, Gasoline Range Organics i.e., C6 to C10-12; DRO, Diesel Range Organics i.e., C8-12 to C24-26 and RRO, Residual Range Organics i.e., C25 to C35) were significantly reduced, from 2.95% to 1.39%. On the contrary, heavier weight fraction from C35 plus other organics increased in value from 1.15% to 3.00%. The noticeable diminution of low molecular weight hydrocarbons content and hence environmental risk by the process plus the improvement of the physical characteristics of the soil, are promising results with regard to future application at large scale.

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