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Biodegradation of Diesel in Sea Water by Rhodococcus fascians Isolated from a Petroleum-contaminated Site  

Koo, Ja-Ryong (Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University)
Moon, Jun-Hyung (Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University)
Yun, Hyun-Shik (Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University)
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KSBB Journal / v.24, no.5, 2009 , pp. 453-457 More about this Journal
Abstract
Contamination of marine environment with hazardous and toxic chemicals is more common these days. Bioremediation is the application of microorganism or microbial processes to degrade environmental contaminant. Because of low water solubility and volatility of diesel, bioremediation is more efficient than physical and chemical methods. The objective of this study is biodegradation of diesel in sea water by using Rhodococcus fascians which is isolated petroleum-contaminated soil. R. fascians was cultured on sea water containing diesel to determine the diesel degradability. Changes in biodegradability of diesel with various inoculum sizes, diesel concentrations, initial pH, and culture temperature were analyzed by TPH analysis using gas chromatography. The inoculum size 2% was effective for biodegrdation of diesel in sea water by R. fascians. When diesel concentration was 5%, the growth of cell was inhibited by the toxicity of diesel. The optimal temperature and initial pH for degradation of diesel in sea water were $27^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.
Keywords
Bioremediation; Biodegradation; Diesel; Rhodococcus fascians; Sea water;
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