Utilization of Solid Waste as a Substrate for Production of Oil from Oleaginous Microorganisms

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dc.contributor.authorLaker, Fortunate
dc.contributor.authorAgaba, Arnold
dc.contributor.authorAkatukunda, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorGazet, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBarasa, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorNanyonga, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWendiro, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorWacoo, Alex Paul
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-07T05:43:28Z
dc.date.available2022-06-07T05:43:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe 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.citationLaker, 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. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1578720en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2018/1578720
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3793
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Lipidsen_US
dc.subjectSolid Wasteen_US
dc.subjectProductionen_US
dc.subjectOilen_US
dc.subjectOleaginous Microorganismsen_US
dc.titleUtilization of Solid Waste as a Substrate for Production of Oil from Oleaginous Microorganismsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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