Long Chain Fatty Acid Degradation Coupled to Biological Sulfidogenesis: A Prospect for Enhanced Metal Recovery

Autor(es)

Florentino, Anna Patricya ^{[1, 2]} ; Costa, Rachel Biancalana ^[3] ; Hu, Yuansheng ^[4] ; O'Flaherty, Vincent ^{[1, 2]} ; Lens, Piet N. L. ^{[1, 2]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Natl Univ Ireland Galway, Sch Nat Sci, Dept Microbiol, Galway - Ireland

^[2] Natl Univ Ireland Galway, Ryan Inst, Galway - Ireland

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Chem, Dept Biochem & Organ Chem, Araraquara, SP - Brazil

^[4] Natl Univ Ireland Galway, Coll Sci & Engn, Sch Engn, Dept Civil Engn, Galway - Ireland

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY; v. 8, OCT 23 2020.
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Resumo

This research assessed the microbiological suitability of oleate degradation coupled to sulfidogenesis by enriching communities from anaerobic sludge treating dairy products with S-0, SO32-, SO42-, and S2O32- as electron acceptors. The limiting factor hampering highly efficient oleate degradation was investigated in batch reactors. The best sulfidogenic performance coupled to specialization of the enriched bacterial community was obtained for S-0- and S2O32--reducing enrichments, with 15.6 (+/- 0.2) and 9.0 (+/- 0.0) mM of sulfide production, respectively. Microbial community analyses revealed predominance of Enterobacteraceae (50.6 +/- 5.7%), Sulfurospirillum (23.1 +/- 0.1%), Bacteroides (7.5 +/- 1.5%) and Seleniivibrio (6.9 +/- 1.1%) in S-0-reducing cultures. In S(2)O32--reducing enrichments, the genus Desulfurella predominated (49.2 +/- 1.2%), followed by the Enterobacterales order (20.9 +/- 2.3%). S-0-reducing cultures were not affected by oleate concentrations up to 5 mM, while S2O32--reducing cultures could degrade oleate in concentrations up to 10 mM, with no significant impact on sulfidogenesis. In sequencing batch reactors operated with sulfide stripping, the S-0-reducing enrichment produced 145.8 mM sulfide, precipitating Zn as ZnS in a separate tank. The S2O32- fed bioreactor only produced 23.4 mM of sulfide precipitated as ZnS. The lower sulfide production likely happened due to sulfite toxicity, an intermediate of thiosulfate reduction. Therefore, elemental sulfur reduction represents an excellent alternative to the currently adopted approaches for LCFA degradation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of oleate degradation with the flux of electrons totally diverted toward sulfide production for metal precipitation, showing great efficiency of LCFA degradation coupled to high levels of metals precipitated as metal sulfide. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/01524-7 - Avaliação do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar como doador de elétron de lenta liberação para redução de sulfato acoplado à recuperação de metal de drenagem ácida de minas
• Beneficiário: Rachel Biancalana Costa
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado