Remoción de hidrocarburos en un suelo contaminado, empleando hongos y residuos agroindustriales a través de un proceso de compostaje

  • Eric Pascal Houbron, Dr. Universidad Veracruzana
  • Michel Canul-Chan, Dr. Universidad Veracruzana
  • Alejandro Zepeda, Dr. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
  • Gabriel Rafael Hernández-Martínez, Dr. Universidad Veracruzana
Palabras clave: Hidrocarburos del petróleo, Aceite de motor, Papaya, degradación

Resumen

La contaminación debido a los hidrocarburos del petróleo es un problema grave, el aceite de motor usado es un derivado del petróleo que debido a su inadecuada gestión ocasiona problemas en el suelo. En el presente trabajo se emplearon cinco cepas fúngicas inmovilizadas sobre cáscara de papaya y mezcladas con suelo contaminado con aceite de motor usado, para remover los hidrocarburos totales del petróleo (HTP) en un proceso de compostaje. Las cinco cepas fúngicas fueron capaces de crecer en presencia de petróleo crudo en el proceso de adaptación. La determinación del consumo de hidrocarburos se realizó por medio de gravimetría, se determinó el cambio de humedad y de pH. Durante la evaluación de la remoción de los HTP en el suelo las cepas mostraron porcentajes de degradación entre el 10.85% y 60.83%, la cepa BL1 fue capaz de remover 10.45 g HTP/kg suelo, con una velocidad de 3.39 g HTP/kg suelo×día. Se observó una disminución del pH y la humedad durante el proceso de remoción, como resultado de la acción microbiana. La remoción de HTP presente en el suelo contaminado fue posible por medio del proceso de compostaje mediante la adición de hongos inmovilizados sobre cáscara de papaya. Adicionalmente, el uso de los residuos agroindustriales en este proceso puede ser una forma de revalorización, gestión y disposición final de residuos orgánicos.

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Publicado
2026-04-30
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Artículos de Investigación