Author:
Patil Tejaswini Dhanaji,Ghosh Saptaneel,Agarwal Aparna,Patel Sanjay Kumar Singh,Tripathi Abhishek Dutt,Mahato Dipendra Kumar,Kumar Pradeep,Slama Petr,Pavlik Ales,Haque Shafiul
Abstract
AbstractThe microbial biotransformation using low-cost feedstock to produce biopolymers (degradable), an alternative to petrochemical-based synthesis plastics (non-degradable), can be a beneficial approach towards sustainable development. In this study, the dairy industry processes waste (whey) is used in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) copolymer production. Initial screening suggested that Ralstonia eutropha produced higher PHA as compared to Bacillus megaterium. A central composite rotatable design-based optimization using two process variables (amino acid and tween-80) concentration remarkably influenced PHA co-polymer production under physiological conditions of pH (7), temperature (37 °C), and agitation rate of 150 rpm. High polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) mass fraction yield of 69.3% was observed as compared to predicted yield of 62.8% from deproteinized whey as feed. The combination of tryptophan (50 mg L−1) and tween-80 (3 mL−1) enhanced R. eutropha mass gain to 6.80 g L−1 with PHB contents of 4.71 g L−1. Further, characterization of PHA and its copolymers was done by ESI–MS, FTIR, and TEM. On upscaling up to 3.0 L, the PHA contents and yields were noted as quite similar by R. eutropha. This study demonstrates that dairy waste processing waste can be potentially utilized as inexpensive feed for producing high content of biopolymers to develop a sustainable system of waste management.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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