Optimization of parameters for improvement of phenol degradation by Rhodococcus UKMP-5M using response surface methodology |
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Authors: | Yaacob Nor Suhaila Ramakrishnan Nagasundara Ramanan Mohamad Rosfarizan Ibrahim Abdul Latif Arbakariya Bin Ariff |
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Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 4. Institute of Bio-IT Selangor, Universiti Selangor, Jalan Zirkon A7/A, Seksyen 7, 40000, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia 2. Chemical Engineering Discipline, School of Engineering, Monash University, 46150, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia 3. Department of Bioprocess Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Abstract: | Phenol is a toxic compound and is one of the major pollutants contained in the waste water from petroleum and its downstream industries. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimize medium composition and culture condition for enhancement of growth of Rhodococcus UKMP-5M and phenol degradation rate in shake flask cultures. Phenol and (NH4)2SO4 concentrations as well as temperature were the most significant factors that influenced growth and phenol degradation. Central composite design (CCD) was used for optimization of these parameters with growth, and degradation rates were used as the responses. Cultivation with 0.5 g/L phenol and 0.3 g/L (NH4)2SO4 and incubation at 36 °C greatly enhanced growth of Rhodococcus UKMP-5M, where the final cell concentration increased from 0.117 g/L to 0.376 g/L. On the other hand, the degradation rate was greatly increased in cultivation with 0.7 g/L phenol and 0.4 g/L (NH4)2SO4 and incubation at 37 °C. In this cultivation, the time taken to degrade 1 g/L phenol in the culture was reduced from 48 h to 27 h. The model for both responses was found significant and the predicted values were found to be in a good agreement with experimental values and subsequently validated. Increases in phenol degradation rate during Rhodococcus UKMP-5M cultivation corresponded well with increasing phenol hydroxylase activity. |
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