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Production, Characterization and Bioemulsifying Activity of an Exopolysaccharide Produced by Sphingomonas sp. Isolated from Freshwater
Fecha
2017-12-01Registro en:
Journal of Polymers and the Environment, v. 25, n. 4, p. 1080-1086, 2017.
1566-2543
10.1007/s10924-016-0878-0
2-s2.0-84994388470
2-s2.0-84994388470.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
This study aimed to evaluate the emulsion stability of solutions containing exopolysaccharide and culture medium of a Sphingomonas sp. strain with various hydrophobic compounds. The exopolysaccharide characterized belongs to a sphingan group, however, not being a gellan gum as produced by certain Sphingomonas strains. In general, the emulsifying indexes found in this study were above 70% for gasoline, hexane, kerosene and used frying oil. Nonetheless, the best results were achieved in kerosene solutions, which showed an index of 80% after 24 h, remaining stable for more than 168 h in combinations with various EPS concentrations. Interestingly, diesel oil best results were singly achieved in solution pH of 11, showing an index of around 65%. Furthermore, hexane obtained an index of 100% after 24 h when culture medium was used. Thus, these findings highlight the use of EPS as a potential bioemulsifier agent to enhance hydrocarbon degradation and emulsification effects in environmental biotechnology.