Utilization of solid waste as a substrate for production of oil from oleaginous microorganisms
| dc.contributor.author | Laker, Fortunate | |
| dc.contributor.author | Agaba, Arnold | |
| dc.contributor.author | Akatukunda, Andrew | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gazet, Robert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barasa, Joshua | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nanyonga, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wendiro, Deborah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wacoo, Alex Paul | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-14T15:34:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-14T15:34:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05-16 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The overwhelming demand of oil and fats to meet the ever increasing needs for biofuel, cosmetics production, and other industrial purposes has enhanced a number of innovations in this industry. One such innovation is the use of microorganisms as alternative sources of oil and fats. Organic solid waste that is causing a big challenge of disposal worldwide is biodegradable and can be utilized as substrate for alternative oil production.The study evaluated the potential of isolated yeast-like colonies to grow and accumulate oil by using organic solid waste as substrate. Of the 25 yeast-like colonies isolated fromthe soil samples collected fromthree different suburbs in Kampala district, Uganda, 20 were screened positive for accumulation of lipid but only 2 were oleaginous. The NHC isolate with the best oil accumulation potential of 48.8% was used in the central composite design (CCD) experiments. The CCD experimental results revealed a maximum oil yield of 61.5% from 1.25 g/L cell biomass at 10 g/L of solid waste and temperature of 25∘C. The study revealed that organic solid waste could be used as a substrate for microbial oil production. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Laker, F., Agaba, A., Akatukunda, A., Gazet, R., Barasa, J., Nanyonga, S., ... & Wacoo, A. P. (2018). Utilization of Solid Waste as a Substrate for Production of Oil from Oleaginous Microorganisms. Journal of lipids, 2018. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dir.muni.ac.ug/handle/20.500.12260/238 | |
| dc.publisher | Hindawi | en_US |
| dc.subject | Solid Waste | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oleaginous Microorganisms | en_US |
| dc.subject | Substrate | en_US |
| dc.title | Utilization of solid waste as a substrate for production of oil from oleaginous microorganisms | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |