KINETICS OF BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION BY PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA STRAINBS2 FROM INDUSTRIAL-WASTES

Authors
BABU PS VAIDYA AN BAL AS KAPUR R JUWARKAR A KHANNA P
Citation
Ps. Babu et al., KINETICS OF BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION BY PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA STRAINBS2 FROM INDUSTRIAL-WASTES, Biotechnology letters, 18(3), 1996, pp. 263-268
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
263 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1996)18:3<263:KOBPBP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Batch kinetic studies were carried out on rhamnolipid biosurfactant pr oduction from synthetic medium, industrial wastes viz. distillery and whey waste as substrates. The results indicated that the specific grow th rates (mu(max)) and Specific product formation rates (V-max) from b oth the wastes are comparatively better than the synthetic medium, rev ealing that both the industrial wastes (distillery and whey) can be su ccessfully utilized as substrates for biosurfactant production.