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Floral waste as a potential feedstock for polyhydroxyalkanoate production using halotolerant Bacillus cereus TS1: optimization and characterization studies

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, ISSN: 2190-6823
2023
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  • Citations
    4
  • Captures
    4
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
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New Findings on Bacillus cereus Described by Investigators at Christ University (Floral Waste As a Potential Feedstock for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production Using Halotolerant bacillus Cereus Ts1: Optimization and Characterization Studie

2024 MAR 18 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Daily -- New research on Gram-Positive Bacteria - Bacillus cereus

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The versatile properties and high degree of biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) have made them the ideal candidate for biomedical and other applications. Although extensive research on PHA-producing bacterial isolates from terrestrial environments is documented in the available literature, the potential of marine bacterial isolates in PHA production remains less explored and offers a great scope for future research. This research work primarily focuses on isolation and characterization of PHA-producing bacterial isolates from samples collected from coastal areas of Kerala, India. Furthermore, the possibility of PHA production from the most potential isolate Bacillus cereus TS1 using jasmine waste hydrolysate-based media was explored in this study. The utilization of floral waste hydrolysate (FWH) for PHA fermentation is not widely discussed in the available literature and is the major novelty factor of this research work. Under optimized conditions of glucose (1.2% w/v), yeast extract (0.15% w/v), NaCl (5.02% w/v), and incubation period (60 h), a maximum PHA yield of 1.13 g/L was achieved. The characterization of PHA polymer was done using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Thus, this research work integrates floral waste valorisation with microbial biopolymer production and highlights an innovative approach for sustainable development. The scale of this method on an industrial scale in future may prove helpful in the cost-effective production of PHA using cheap raw materials. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

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