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Co-production of polyhydroxybutyrate and C-phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis growing on palm oil mill effluent by employing UV-C irradiation

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Biopolymer made from bacteria is still not attractive compared to conventional commercial polymer because of the high cost of the substrate. The cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis accumulates polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by using photosynthesis, making the production more promising compared to non-photosynthetic bacteria. However, this is still impractical for large-scale application. To increase PHB content and make it more feasible, the cultivation of A. platensis could be done on wastewater to reduce commercial fertilizer, whereas the valuable compound, C-phycocyanin (C-PC), can be exploited by modifying environmental factors. This study investigated the production of PHB and C-PC of A. platensis growing in batch mode on palm oil mill effluent (POME) as a medium for the cultivation by employing UV-C irradiation. Two experiments were conducted to investigate POME fractions (0–70% v/v) supplemented with modified Zarrouk medium and UV-C (20 W m−2) irradiation time (0–30 min). Results showed that 5 min of irradiation time and 50% POME stimulated A. platensis to attain 7 mg L−1 day−1 of PHB and 16 mg L−1 day−1 of C-PC productivity.

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This research was supported by PT. Spiralife Bioteknologi, Indonesia.

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Nur, M.M.A. Co-production of polyhydroxybutyrate and C-phycocyanin from Arthrospira platensis growing on palm oil mill effluent by employing UV-C irradiation. J Appl Phycol 34, 1389–1396 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-022-02738-7

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