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Use of Rhodopseudomonas palustris P1 stimulated growth by fermented pineapple extract to treat latex rubber sheet wastewater to obtain single cell protein

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Latex rubber sheet wastewater (non sterile wastewater: RAW) was treated efficiently using a stimulated Rhodopseudomonas palustris P1 inoculum with added fermented pineapple extract (FPE) under microaerobic light conditions. Optimization of wastewater treatment conditions using a central composite design (CCD) found that a 3 % stimulated P1 inoculum with 0.9 % added FPE and a 4-day retention time (RT) were the most suitable conditions. Calculations from CCD experiments predicted that a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 3,005 mg/L could be 98 % removed, together with 79 % of suspended solids (SS) and 72 % of total sulfide (TtS). No H2S was detected, production costs were low and single cell protein (SCP) was a by-product. The results of the verification test had an error of only 4–8 % and confirmed removal of COD (initial COD 2,742 mg/L), SS and TtS at 94 %, 75 % and 66 %, respectively. These values were less than the best set obtained from the CCD experiment (2 % stimulated P1 inoculum, 0.75 % FPE and 4 days RT); upon repeating, this set could reduce 96 % of the COD, 78 % SS and 71 % TtS. The treated wastewater met the standard guidelines for irrigation use and no H2S was detected. The biomass obtaining after wastewater treatment from the best set consisted mostly of R. palustris P1; the biomass of this set had 65 % protein, 3 % fat, 8 % carbohydrate, 14 % ash and 10 % moisture. The results demonstrated that an inoculum of stimulated P1 grew well in RAW supplemented with FPE and could be considered to be an appropriate technology for effectively treating wastewater, with SCP as a by-product.

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Acknowledgments

This work was fully supported by a research grant from the Prince of Songkla University (contract number SCI 550062S-1) and also the Graduate School, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. We thank the CRSF at Pichit, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand for providing the wastewater for this study. We would also like to thank Research and Development Office and also Dr. Brian Hodgson, Prince of Songkla University for assistance with English editing.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112, Thailand

    Nastee Kornochalert & Duangporn Kantachote

  2. Center of Excellence for Environmental and Hazardous Waste Management (EHWM), Southern University Consortium, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand

    Duangporn Kantachote & Sumate Chaiprapat

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112, Thailand

    Sumate Chaiprapat

  4. Biochemical Engineering and Pilot Plant Research and Development Unit, National Center for Genetics Engineering and Biotechnology, Bangkok, Thailand

    Somkiet Techkarnjanaruk

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Kornochalert, N., Kantachote, D., Chaiprapat, S. et al. Use of Rhodopseudomonas palustris P1 stimulated growth by fermented pineapple extract to treat latex rubber sheet wastewater to obtain single cell protein. Ann Microbiol 64, 1021–1032 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-013-0739-1

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