English Abstract
Construction of the System Decomposed Natural Rubber Waste by Microorganism
Hirokazu OIKI,Ryoji KARINAGA,Hiroyuki YOSHIDA,Takehiko OMURO,
Ryoji HAYAKAWA,Michiharu TOH,Tetsuo MORI,
Department of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry, Kurume National College of Technology, Fukuoka, Japan
Tuyoshi TAKESHITA,
Towa Corporation Co. Ltd., Fukuoka, Japan
Nippon Gomu Kyokaishi,(2004),77(12),409-413 Original Paper in Japanese


Abstract
Decomposition of natural rubber serum was investigated by using two kinds of microorganisms, namely, lactic acid producing bacteria and green algae, and four kinds of methods for immobilizing the microorganisms, which were adsorption on a resin, cross-linking, microcupsulation, and adsorption on glass-beads. The immobilized bacteria in microcapsule resin gave high ability to produce lactic acid and to consume rubber waste. This type of immobilized bacteria also exhibited high ability when it was applied to decompose rubber waste by using middle-scale reactor.

(Received on March 1, 2004)

(Accepted on October 27, 2004)


Keywords:
Natural rubber serum (NRS), Decomposing system, Microorganism
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