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Degradation and modification of fats, oils and grease by commercial microbial supplements

Degradation and modification of fats, oils and grease by commercial microbial supplements Fats, oils and greases (FOGs) in wastewater create problems including the production of foul odours, the blockage of sewer lines and may interfere with the proper operation of sewage treatment works. Removal of FOG from wastewater is thus critically important to ensure that wastewater is disposed of efficiently and economically. In this study, the ability of commercial microbial supplements to degrade fat/oil under laboratory conditions was investigated. One of the multi-species supplements examined was capable of significantly enhancing the degradation of several fats and oils by 37–62%, in contrast to all of the single-species supplements which had no significant effect. The multi-species supplement showed no preferential cleavage or degradation of fatty acids in a range of FOGs, whilst wastewater-associated bacteria preferentially degraded octadecatrienoic acid (18:3ω3) and octadecadienoic acid (18:2ω6). A semi-solid, sticky material, likely to cause blockages in pipework and sewer lines formed when the oil was incubated in the presence of wastewater bacteria. The sticky material was enriched in saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids and depleted in polyunsaturated fatty acids relative to the original oil, most likely reflecting preferential fatty acid usage by the bacteria. The production of this semi-solid material by the wastewater bacteria was significantly reduced by the presence of the multi-species product, indicating that commercial supplements have the potential to minimize FOG accumulation and blockages in grease traps and sewer lines as well as enhancing FOG degradation. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Journals

Degradation and modification of fats, oils and grease by commercial microbial supplements

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2006 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Subject
Chemistry; Applied Microbiology; Biotechnology; Biochemistry, general; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Microbiology
ISSN
0959-3993
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1573-0972
DOI
10.1007/s11274-006-9323-1
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Abstract

Fats, oils and greases (FOGs) in wastewater create problems including the production of foul odours, the blockage of sewer lines and may interfere with the proper operation of sewage treatment works. Removal of FOG from wastewater is thus critically important to ensure that wastewater is disposed of efficiently and economically. In this study, the ability of commercial microbial supplements to degrade fat/oil under laboratory conditions was investigated. One of the multi-species supplements examined was capable of significantly enhancing the degradation of several fats and oils by 37–62%, in contrast to all of the single-species supplements which had no significant effect. The multi-species supplement showed no preferential cleavage or degradation of fatty acids in a range of FOGs, whilst wastewater-associated bacteria preferentially degraded octadecatrienoic acid (18:3ω3) and octadecadienoic acid (18:2ω6). A semi-solid, sticky material, likely to cause blockages in pipework and sewer lines formed when the oil was incubated in the presence of wastewater bacteria. The sticky material was enriched in saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids and depleted in polyunsaturated fatty acids relative to the original oil, most likely reflecting preferential fatty acid usage by the bacteria. The production of this semi-solid material by the wastewater bacteria was significantly reduced by the presence of the multi-species product, indicating that commercial supplements have the potential to minimize FOG accumulation and blockages in grease traps and sewer lines as well as enhancing FOG degradation.

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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology – Springer Journals

Published: Dec 15, 2006

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