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Enhanced Degradation of Diesel Oil by Using Biofilms Formed by Indigenous Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria from Oil-Contaminated Coasts of Vietnam on Different Carriers

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Oil pollution in marine environment caused by oil spillage has been a main threat to the ecosystem including the ocean life and to the human being. In this research, three indigenous purple photosynthetic strains Rhodopseudomonas sp. DD4, DQ41, and FO2 were isolated from oil-contaminated coastal zones in Vietnam. The cells of these strains were immobilized on different carriers including cinder beads (CB), coconut fiber (CF), and polyurethane foam (PUF) for diesel oil removal from artificial seawater. The mixed biofilm formed by using CB, CF, and PUF as immobilization supports degraded 90, 91, and 95% of diesel oil (DO) with the initial concentration of 17.2 g/L, respectively, after 14 days of incubation. The adsorption of DO on different systems was accountable for the removal of 12–16% hydrocarbons for different carriers. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on diesel oil degradation by purple photosynthetic bacterial biofilms on different carriers. Moreover, using carriers attaching purple photosynthetic bacteria to remove diesel oil in large scale is considered as an essential method for the improvement of a cost-effective and efficient bioremediation manner. This study can be a promising approach to eliminate DO from oil-contaminated seawater.

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 106-NN.04–2015.45, Yayasan Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS under grant number YUTP 015LC0–047 and Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Malaysia, FRGS/1/2019/STG05/UNIM/02/2).

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  1. Institute of Biotechnology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, CauGiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Le Thi Nhi-Cong, Do Thi Lien, Cung Thi Ngoc Mai, Hoang Phuong Ha & Dong Van Quyen

  2. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, CauGiay, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Le Thi Nhi-Cong, Hoang Phuong Ha, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet & Dong Van Quyen

  3. School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, UK

    Bhaskar Sen Gupta

  4. Hue Industrial college, 70 Nguyen Hue, Hue City, Vietnam

    Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet

  5. Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, Melinh, VinhPhuc, Vietnam

    Tran Hoa Duan

  6. Fundamental and Applied Sciences Department, UniversitiTeknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

    Hayyiratul Fatimah Mohd Zaid

  7. Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Revathy Sankaran

  8. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, 43500, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

    Pau Loke Show

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Nhi-Cong, L.T., Lien, D.T., Gupta, B.S. et al. Enhanced Degradation of Diesel Oil by Using Biofilms Formed by Indigenous Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria from Oil-Contaminated Coasts of Vietnam on Different Carriers. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 191, 313–330 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-019-03203-x

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