Treatment of Oily Bilge Water from Small Fishing Vessels by PUF-Immobilized Gordonia sp. JC11

Chanthamalee, Jirapat; Wongchitphimon, Teerayut; Luepromchai, Ekawan

Treatment of Oily Bilge Water from Small Fishing Vessels by PUF-Immobilized Gordonia sp. JC11

2013

Chanthamalee, Jirapat | Wongchitphimon, Teerayut | Luepromchai, Ekawan

Petroleum hydrocarbons in the bilge water of small fishing vessels are continuously released into the environment. The bilge water samples usually contained low amounts of oil-degrading bacteria; therefore, this study examines application of polyurethane foam (PUF)-immobilized Gordonia sp. JC11, a known lubricant-degrading bacterial inoculum, for the treatment of bilge water. Batch microcosm experiments showed that the PUF-immobilized bacteria were more efficient at removing oil than indigenous microorganisms and were able to remove approximately 40-50 % of the boat lubricant (1,000 mg L-1). The immobilized PUF samples rapidly adsorbed oil from the bilge water inside a small fishing vessel; however, the uninoculated PUF contained more oil than the inoculated PUF at most time points. The hydrocarbon components were also different when comparing inoculated and uninoculated PUF. These results indicate that the oil accumulated inside the PUF containing immobilized bacteria was being degraded by the Gordonia sp. JC11. However, these bacteria gradually die off after repeated oil exposure, and it is suggested that PUF-immobilized cells be replaced at timed intervals. This technique is considered simple and cheap; thus, it could be used to reduce chronic oil pollution from the release of bilge water. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

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