Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources

The process for the production of biodegradable plastic material (polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs) from microbial cells by mixed-bacterial cultivation using readily available waste (renewable resources) is the main consideration nowadays. These observations have shown impressive results typically under...

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Main Authors: Md. Din, M. F., Ujang, Zaini, Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., Ahmad, A., Sairan, M. F.
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author Md. Din, M. F.
Ujang, Zaini
Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M.
Ahmad, A.
Sairan, M. F.
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Ujang, Zaini
Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M.
Ahmad, A.
Sairan, M. F.
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description The process for the production of biodegradable plastic material (polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs) from microbial cells by mixed-bacterial cultivation using readily available waste (renewable resources) is the main consideration nowadays. These observations have shown impressive results typically under high carbon fraction, COD/N and COD/P (usually described as nutrient-limiting conditions) and warmest temperature (moderate condition). Therefore, the aim of this work is predominantly to select mixed cultures under high storage responded by cultivation on a substrate - non limited in a single batch reactor with shortest period for feeding and to characterize their storage response by using specific and kinetics determination. In that case, the selected-fixed temperature is 30 °C to establish tropical conditions. During the accumulated steady-state period, the cell growth was inhibited by high PHA content within the cells because of the carbon reserve consumption. From the experiments, there is no doubt about the PHA accumulation even at high carbon fraction ratio. Apparently, the best accumulation occurred at carbon fraction, 160±7.97 g COD/g N (PHAmean=44.54% of dried cells). Unfortunately, the highest PHA productivity was achieved at the high carbon fraction, 560±1.62 g COD/g N (0.152±0.17 g/l. min). Overall results showed that with high carbon fraction induced to the cultivation, the PO4 and NO3 can remove up to 20% in single cultivation
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spelling utm-27852017-10-24T00:41:09Z http://eprints.utm.my/2785/ Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources Md. Din, M. F. Ujang, Zaini Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. Ahmad, A. Sairan, M. F. TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The process for the production of biodegradable plastic material (polyhydroxyalkanoates, PHAs) from microbial cells by mixed-bacterial cultivation using readily available waste (renewable resources) is the main consideration nowadays. These observations have shown impressive results typically under high carbon fraction, COD/N and COD/P (usually described as nutrient-limiting conditions) and warmest temperature (moderate condition). Therefore, the aim of this work is predominantly to select mixed cultures under high storage responded by cultivation on a substrate - non limited in a single batch reactor with shortest period for feeding and to characterize their storage response by using specific and kinetics determination. In that case, the selected-fixed temperature is 30 °C to establish tropical conditions. During the accumulated steady-state period, the cell growth was inhibited by high PHA content within the cells because of the carbon reserve consumption. From the experiments, there is no doubt about the PHA accumulation even at high carbon fraction ratio. Apparently, the best accumulation occurred at carbon fraction, 160±7.97 g COD/g N (PHAmean=44.54% of dried cells). Unfortunately, the highest PHA productivity was achieved at the high carbon fraction, 560±1.62 g COD/g N (0.152±0.17 g/l. min). Overall results showed that with high carbon fraction induced to the cultivation, the PO4 and NO3 can remove up to 20% in single cultivation Elsevier Science B.V 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/2785/2/ZainiUjang2006_Optimization0fNitrogenAndPhosphorusLimitation.pdf Md. Din, M. F. and Ujang, Zaini and Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M. and Ahmad, A. and Sairan, M. F. (2006) Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources. Water Science and Technology, 53 (6). pp. 15-20. ISSN 0273-1223 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16749434
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Md. Din, M. F.
Ujang, Zaini
Van Loosdrecht, M. C. M.
Ahmad, A.
Sairan, M. F.
Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title_full Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title_fullStr Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title_short Optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
title_sort optimization of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation for better biodegradable plastic production and organic removal using single fed-batch mixed cultures and renewable resources
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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