Bioflocculation of pollutants in wastewater using flocculant derived from Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1.
BMC Microbiol
; 24(1): 39, 2024 Jan 29.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Water pollution has become a major environmental and health concern due to increasing population and industrialisation. Microbial flocculants are promising agents for treatment of contaminated water owing to their effectiveness, eco-friendliness, and high biosafety levels. In this study, culture conditions of Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1 were optimised and its bioflocculant was extracted, characterised and used to treat wastewater.RESULTS:
The maximum flocculating activity of 92% and yield of 3.5 g/L were obtained when cultivation conditions were 3% inoculum size, starch, casein, initial pH of 6, cultivation temperature of 30 oC and 72 h of fermentation. The bioflocculant is an amorphous glycoprotein biomolecule with 37.5% carbohydrates, 27.9% protein, and 34.6% uronic acids. It is composed of hydroxyl, amino, alkanes, carboxylic acid and amines groups as its main functional structures. It was found to be safe to use as it demonstrated non-cytotoxic effects on bovine dermis and African green monkey kidney cells, illustrating median inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 180 and > 500 µg/mL on both cell lines, respectively. It demonstrated the removal efficiencies of 90% on chemical oxygen demand (COD), 97% on biological oxygen demand (BOD) and 72% on Sulphur on coal mine wastewater. It also revealed the reduction efficacies of 98% (COD) and 92% (BOD) and 70% on Sulphur on domestic wastewater.CONCLUSION:
The bioflocculant was effective in reducing pollutants and thus, illustrated potential to be used in wastewater treatment process as an alternative.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Purificação da Água
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Poluentes Ambientais
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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