LAPSE:2023.0747
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LAPSE:2023.0747
Biochemical Study of Bacillus stearothermophilus Immobilized Lipase for Oily Wastewater Treatment
February 21, 2023
Traditional wastewater treatments involve expensive mechanical and physiochemical methods, so researchers have been developing cost-effective, sustainable technologies that use enzymes to produce higher quality effluents and recover more energy and nutrients from wastewater. A thermostable, alkaline, and solvent-tolerant lipase was partially purified from thermophilic Bacillus stearothermophilus. The lipase displayed maximum activity at 50 °C and pH 11.0 and catalyzed both short- and long-chain triacylglycerols at similar rates. B. stearothermophilus lipase also exhibited high stability when incubated at 40 °C for 1 h with anionic and non-ionic surfactants. Studies show that thermostable enzymes can be improved through immobilization and modification of other reaction conditions. Therefore, B. stearothermophilus lipase was immobilized through adsorption on CaCO3, Celite 545, and silica gel with the CaCO3 support producing the best adsorption rate (89.33%). The optimal initial lipase activity was approximately 4500 U.g−1 after 60 min. Interestingly, 93% of the initial lipase activity was retained after six cycles, and almost 50% of the initial activity remained after 12 cycles. Furthermore, immobilization improved storage stability with 98.85% of the initial lipase activity retained after 60 days of storage at 4 °C. The biochemical characteristics of immobilized lipase shifted toward a slightly alkaline region, reaching maximum activity at pH 12. The optimal temperature of immobilized lipase was 60 °C. Immobilization also improved enzymatic stability by widening the pH range from 5−9 (for free lipase) to 4−11, and thermostability by reaching 65 °C. The application of immobilized lipase in wastewater treatment was observed through oil layer biodegradation. Notably, treating wastewater for 10 days with immobilized lipase almost removed the chemical oxygen demand (COD) from 1950.1 down to 4.04 mg.L−1. Similarly, lipid content was almost removed from 15,500 ± 546 mg.L−1 down to 12 mg.L−1. All results highlight the potential value of CaCO3-immobilized lipase as an effective biocatalyst for hydrolyzing wastewater.
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CaCO3, immobilized lipase, wastewater treatment
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Ben Bacha A, Alonazi M, Alanazi H, Alharbi MG, Jallouli R, Karray A. Biochemical Study of Bacillus stearothermophilus Immobilized Lipase for Oily Wastewater Treatment. (2023). LAPSE:2023.0747
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Ben Bacha A: Biochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alonazi M: Biochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alanazi H: Biochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alharbi MG: Biochemistry Department, Science College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 22452, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Jallouli R: Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada
Karray A: Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Génie Enzymatique des Lipases, ENIS Route de Soukra, Université de Sfax-Tunisia, Sfax 3038, Tunisia [ORCID]
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Processes
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10
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11
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2220
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2022
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2022-10-28
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2227-9717
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