Biodegradation Promising solution to the Rubber waste and for Rubber Industry by the Streptomyces diastaticus from Soil

The rubber biodegradation activity of Streptomyces diastaticus was recently determined and was tested with vulcanized natural rubber products and nonvulcanized rubber products such as fresh latex as well as latex gloves. The degradation activity was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy by the colonization and disintegration as well as the oxidative cleavage of the rubber by the organisms on the surface of the gloves on the 3rd month of the inoculated sample was confirmed by SEM. The degradative products were identified by GCMS. FTIR analysis on the inoculated samples reveals insight to the biodegradation mechanism. Decrease in the Cis -1,4 double bonds in the polyisoprene chain, the appearance of the keto and aldehyde group formation indicate the oxidative attack of the double bond of the rubber hydrocarbon. The strains were able to degrade both the natural and the vulcanized rubber with low complexity. Polyisoprene product is a recalictrant material which can't melt, reshape or recycle on melting to cause serious health hazards to the human beings. Biodegradation is the only solution for this process. Even though during the processing of rubber and the expulsion of its waste dumped to the open air, it also affected the humans residing near. By the strong activity of the biodegrader, it is a promising solution for the environment to ecologically balance the environment. Actinomycetes are aerobic and potent biodegraders comparing with the other organisms, Streptomyces sp are one among those. In this study Streptomyces diastaticus is the more potent isolate which could degrade rubber.