Title
A novel strategy for producing compost with enhanced biopesticide properties through solid-state fermentation of biowaste and inoculation with Bacillus thuringiensis
Date Issued
01 December 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Barrena R.
Artola A.
Sánchez A.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
In the framework of a circular economy, organic solid wastes are considered to be resources useful for obtaining value-added products. Among other potential uses, biodegradable wastes from agricultural, industrial, and domestic sources are being studied to obtain biopesticides through solid-state fermentation (SSF), mainly at the laboratory scale. The suitability of biowaste (source-selected organic fraction of municipal solid waste) for use as a substrate for Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) growth under non-sterile conditions in a 10 L SSF reactor was determined in this study. An operational strategy for setting up a semi-continuous process yielding a stabilised organic compost-like material enriched with Bt suitable for use as a soil amendment was developed. Concentrations of 1.7·107–2.2·107 and 1.3·107–2.1·107 CFU g−1 DM for Bt viable cells and spores, respectively, were obtained in the final material. As the results confirmed, Bt-enriched compost-like material with potential biopesticide properties can be produced from non-sterile biowaste.
Start page
53
End page
58
Volume
70
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85030570235
PubMed ID
Source
Waste Management
ISSN of the container
0956053X
Source funding
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Spanish Ministry of Economía y Competitividad
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank the Spanish Ministry of Economía y Competitividad (CTM2015-69513-R) with FEDER funding for financial support, the Consorci del Bages per a la Gestió de Residus for the waste supply, and Dr. Calvo Torras from the Department of Microbiology and Health Services, Veterinary School, UAB, for advice on Bt identification. Cindy Ballardo thanks the Peruvian Government for the President of the Republic Scholarship (PRONABEC). Raquel Barrena is grateful to TECNIOspring fellowship programme (TECSPR15-1-0051) co-financed by the European Union through the Marie Curie Actions and ACCIÓ (Generalitat de Catalunya).
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