Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia
Improper disposal and spills of spent engine oil into the environment can result in contamination, which eventually affects humans through the food chain. Mycoremediation is an effective and inexpensive alternative to clean up spent engine oil contamination. In recent work, the potential effectivene...
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| author | Ong, Ghim Hock Ho, Cheng Cheng Lim, Vivian Bi Fang Wong, Yieng Yong Wong, Ling Shing |
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| description | Improper disposal and spills of spent engine oil into the environment can result in contamination, which eventually affects humans through the food chain. Mycoremediation is an effective and inexpensive alternative to clean up spent engine oil contamination. In recent work, the potential effectiveness of fungi for degrading spent engine oil was confirmed, with the species identified through molecular identification. Fungi that were able to grow in Bushnell Haas Broth supplied with spent engine oil were identified with the potential to utilize spent engine oil as a carbon source. Six species of fungi namely Penicillium simplicissimum, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Aspergillus ustus, and Aspergillus flavus were successfully identified in this study. Over a course of seven days, P. simplicissimum (21.11 percent) was identified as the most effective fungi in degrading spent engine oil, followed by A. nidulans (17.75 percent), A. niger (15.85 percent), T. longibrachiatum (15.12 percent), A. ustus (15.02 percent), and A. flavus (11.80 percent). As these species of fungi were isolated from the natural environment in Peninsular Malaysia, the potential of using these fungi as mycoremediation of spent engine oil was therefore confirmed. |
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| spelling | intimal-11582019-11-28T06:51:23Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1158/ Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia Ong, Ghim Hock Ho, Cheng Cheng Lim, Vivian Bi Fang Wong, Yieng Yong Wong, Ling Shing Q Science (General) Improper disposal and spills of spent engine oil into the environment can result in contamination, which eventually affects humans through the food chain. Mycoremediation is an effective and inexpensive alternative to clean up spent engine oil contamination. In recent work, the potential effectiveness of fungi for degrading spent engine oil was confirmed, with the species identified through molecular identification. Fungi that were able to grow in Bushnell Haas Broth supplied with spent engine oil were identified with the potential to utilize spent engine oil as a carbon source. Six species of fungi namely Penicillium simplicissimum, Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma longibrachiatum, Aspergillus ustus, and Aspergillus flavus were successfully identified in this study. Over a course of seven days, P. simplicissimum (21.11 percent) was identified as the most effective fungi in degrading spent engine oil, followed by A. nidulans (17.75 percent), A. niger (15.85 percent), T. longibrachiatum (15.12 percent), A. ustus (15.02 percent), and A. flavus (11.80 percent). As these species of fungi were isolated from the natural environment in Peninsular Malaysia, the potential of using these fungi as mycoremediation of spent engine oil was therefore confirmed. Wiley Online Library 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ong, Ghim Hock and Ho, Cheng Cheng and Lim, Vivian Bi Fang and Wong, Yieng Yong and Wong, Ling Shing (2018) Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia. Remediation Journal, 28 (3). pp. 91-95. ISSN 1520-6831 https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21564 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) Ong, Ghim Hock Ho, Cheng Cheng Lim, Vivian Bi Fang Wong, Yieng Yong Wong, Ling Shing Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | isolation and identification of potential fungal species for spent engine lubrication oil remediation in peninsular malaysia |
| topic | Q Science (General) |
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