Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon Contamination by Immobilized Bacterial Cells
2006
Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Abd. (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia), E-mail: [email protected] | Ghazali, Farinazleen Mohamad (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia) | Salleh, Abu Bakar (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia) | Basri, Mahiran (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
This study examined the capacity of immobilized bacteria to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons. A mixture of hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial strains was immobilized in alginate and incubated in crude oil-contaminated artificial seawater (ASW). Analysis of hydrocarbon residues following a 30-day incubation period demonstrated that the biodegradation capacity of the microorganisms was not compromised by the immobilization. Removal of n-alkanes was similar in immobilized cells and control cells.
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