Enhanced low-cost lipopeptide biosurfactant production by Bacillus velezensis from residual glycerin

• Published in: Bioprocess and biosystems engineering 2024-09, Vol.47 (9), p.1555-1570
• Main Authors: Brito, Henrique A., Napp, Amanda P., Pereira, Evandro, Bach, Evelise, Borowski, João V. B., Passaglia, Luciane M. P., Melo, Vania M. M., Moreira, Raphael, Foster, E. Johan, Lopes, Fernanda C., Vainstein, Marilene H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aeration; Algorithms; Bacillus - metabolism; Bacillus velezensis; Bioreactors; Bioremediation; Biosurfactants; Biotechnology; Carbon; Carbon sources; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chromatography; Design standards; Engineering; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Food Science; Genes; Genomes; Glucose; Glycerol - metabolism; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Industrial wastes; Isoforms; Lipopeptides - biosynthesis; Lipopeptides - chemistry; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; Microorganisms; Oil recovery; Phylogenetics; Production costs; Proteins; Research Paper; Substrates; Surface tension; Surface-Active Agents - chemistry; Surface-Active Agents - metabolism; Surfactants; Surfactin
• ISSN: 1615-7591; 1615-7605; 1615-7605
• DOI: 10.1007/s00449-024-03051-y

Biosurfactants (BSFs) are molecules produced by microorganisms from various carbon sources, with applications in bioremediation and petroleum recovery. However, the production cost limits large-scale applications. This study optimized BSFs production by Bacillus velezensis (strain MO13) using residual glycerin as a substrate. The spherical quadratic central composite design (CCD) model was used to standardize carbon source concentration (30 g/L), temperature (34 °C), pH (7.2), stirring (239 rpm), and aeration (0.775 vvm) in a 5‐L bioreactor. Maximum BSFs production reached 1527.6 mg/L of surfactins and 176.88 mg/L of iturins, a threefold increase through optimization. Microbial development, substrate consumption, concentration of BSFs, and surface tension were also evaluated on the bioprocess dynamics. Mass spectrometry Q-TOF-MS identified five surfactin and two iturin isoforms produced by B. velezensis MO13. This study demonstrates significant progress on BSF production using industrial waste as a microbial substrate, surpassing reported concentrations in the literature.