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In this article, a study of the dynamics of the immobilization of mesophilic anaerobic bacteria was conducted. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) ground to fine particles was used as immobilization support in an inverse fluidized bed. After 135 d of immobilization, the biomass concentration attained was 375 μg protein/g dry plastic support. The specific rate for acetate consumption was 0.008 μmol acetate/μg protein/h. The kinetic parameters of the bioparticles (K c = 1.067 mM andV max = 0.00754 μmol acetate/μg protein/h) were estimated by the initial rate method at different acetate concentrations and were compared to the values obtained by a direct parameter estimation method from the dynamic assays for acetate consumption with an initial substrate concentration of 10 mM. The particles were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to evaluate the biofilm qualitatively. The SEM studies showed that the surface and cavities of the support were colonized, and the bacterial structures found were bacilli similar toMethanothrix as the predominant microorganism and a few groups ofMethanosarcina-like cocci. TheK s value found is between those reported for the predominant bacterial group immobilized.
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Meraz, M., González-Barrera, A., Alvarez-Ramirez, J. et al. Dynamics of the immobilization of anaerobic meshopilic bacteria on a plastic support. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 57, 525–534 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02941732
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