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Itakorode BO, Itakorode DI, Torimiro N, Okonji RE. Kinetic and thermodynamic investigation of Rhodanese synthesized by enhanced Klebsiella oxytoca JCM 1665 strain: a comparative between the free and immobilized enzyme entrapped in alginate beads. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38696619 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2024.2347407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Klebsiella oxytoca JCM 1665 was subjected to extracellular rhodanese production using a submerged fermentation technique. The organism was further engineered for higher cyanide tolerance and rhodanese yield using ethylmethanesulfonate as a mutagen. Mutagenesis resulted in an improved mutant with high cyanide tolerance (100 mM) and rhodanese yield (26.7 ± 0.67 U/mL). This yield was 4.34-fold higher than the wild strain (6.15 ± 0.65 U/mL). At temperatures ranging from 30 to 80 °C, the first-order thermal denaturation constant (Kd) for free enzyme increases from 0.00818 to 0.0333 min-1 while the immobilized enzyme increases from 0.003 to 0.0204 min-1. The equivalent half-life reduces from 99 to 21 minutes and 231 to 35 minutes, respectively. Residual activity tests were used to assess the thermodynamic parameters for both enzyme preparations. For the free enzyme, the parameters obtained were enthalpy (29.40 to 29.06 kJ.mol-1), entropy (-194.24 to -197.50 J.mol-1K-1) and Gibbs free energy (90.20 to 98.80 kJ.mol-1). In addition, for immobilized rhodanese, we obtained enthalpy (40.40 to 40.07 kJ.mol-1), entropy (-164.21 to - 165.20 J.mol-1K-1) and Gibbs free energy (91.80 to 98.40 kJ.mol-1. Regarding its operational stability, the enzyme was able to maintain 63% of its activity after being used for five cycles. Immobilized K. oxytoca rhodanese showed a marked resistance to heat inactivation compared to free enzyme forms; making it of utmost significance in many biotechnological applications.
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- Babamotemi Oluwasola Itakorode
- Department of Biotechnology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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Adjei LP, Arthur EK, Gikunoo E, Foli G, Quaye-Ballard JA, Agyemang FO, Nsiah-Gyambibi R, Baah DS. Cyanide contamination assessment via target survey and physicochemical and bacteriological characterization: a case study of Akrofrom-Techiman cassava processing area in Ghana. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:482. [PMID: 36930367 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11037-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Improper discharge of cassava mill effluent (CME) has attracted much attention in major cassava-producing areas due to cyanide contamination. This study conducted a target survey on inhabitants and processors of the Akrofrom-Techiman cassava processing area in Ghana that aimed to assess their knowledge and perception of cyanide contamination from the CME discharge. The study further examined the effect of CME on the soil and groundwater at the processing area using physicochemical and bacteriological characterizations. Results revealed that inhabitants and processors exhibited high illiteracy on the impact of CME on cyanide contamination in the processing area. The study also indicated a wide characteristics of the soil at the processing site: pH (4.89-8.77), electrical conductivity (EC) (1063.00-1939.00 μS/cm), total dissolved solids (TDS) (523.90-963.50 mg/L), soil moisture (11.90-31.70%), free cyanide (0.02-0.33 mg/kg), and total cyanide (0.40-2.70 mg/kg). Results also showed that the physicochemical values of the CME were all above the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permissible limits and were unsafe for discharging into the environment. The range of physicochemical and bacteriological parameters of the two boreholes revealed the following: pH (7.85-8.74), TDS (165.77-192.37 mg/L), EC (320.87-396.20 μS/cm), free cyanide (0.13-0.16 mg/L), total cyanide (1.29-2.15 mg/L), and bacteriological parameter (220-622 cfu/mL). The two hand-dug wells also recorded pH (8.54-9.56), TDS (140.77-156.10 mg/L), EC (288.53-340.67), biological oxygen demand (BOD) (21.51-1.61 mg/L), chemical oxygen demand (COD) (13.5-16.5 mg/L), free cyanide (0.10-0.11 mg/L), bacteriological parameter (241-302 cfu/mL), and total cyanide (0.79-0.86 mg/L). The study concluded that the discharge of CME at the processing site contributes significantly to cyanide contamination of the soil and groundwater at the processing area.
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- Lois Pokuaa Adjei
- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Geological Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Geomatic Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, PMB, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, UPO, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, KNUST-Kumasi, Kumasi, Ghana
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de Oliveira Schmidt VK, de Vasconscelos GMD, Vicente R, de Souza Carvalho J, Della-Flora IK, Degang L, de Oliveira D, de Andrade CJ. Cassava wastewater valorization for the production of biosurfactants: surfactin, rhamnolipids, and mannosileritritol lipids. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:65. [PMID: 36583818 PMCID: PMC9801157 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-022-03510-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The global production of cassava was estimated at ca. 303 million tons. Due to this high production, the cassava processing industry (cassava flour and starch) generates approximately ca. 0.65 kg of solid residue and ca. 25.3 l of wastewater per kg of fresh processed cassava root. The composition of the liquid effluent varies according to its origin; for example, the effluent from cassava flour production, when compared to the wastewater from the starch processing, presents a higher organic load (ca. 12 times) and total cyanide (ca. 29 times). It is worthy to highlight the toxicity of cassava residues regarding cyanide presence, which could generate disorders with acute or chronic symptoms in humans and animals. In this sense, the development of simple and low-cost eco-friendly methods for the proper treatment or reuse of cassava wastewater is a challenging, but promising path. Cassava wastewater is rich in macro-nutrients (proteins, starch, sugars) and micro-nutrients (iron, magnesium), enabling its use as a low-cost culture medium for biotechnological processes, such as the production of biosurfactants. These compounds are amphipathic molecules synthesized by living cells and can be widely used in industries as pharmaceutical agents, for microbial-enhanced oil recovery, among others. Amongst these biosurfactants, surfactin, rhamnolipids, and mannosileritritol lipids show remarkable properties such as antimicrobial, biodegradability, demulsifying and emulsifying capacity. However, the high production cost restricts the massive biosurfactant applications. Therefore, this study aims to present the state of the art and challenges in the production of biosurfactants using cassava wastewater as an alternative culture medium.
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- Vanessa Kristine de Oliveira Schmidt
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering, Technological Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC 88040-900 Brazil
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Buonvino S, Arciero I, Melino S. Thiosulfate-Cyanide Sulfurtransferase a Mitochondrial Essential Enzyme: From Cell Metabolism to the Biotechnological Applications. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23158452. [PMID: 35955583 PMCID: PMC9369223 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23158452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Thiosulfate: cyanide sulfurtransferase (TST), also named rhodanese, is an enzyme widely distributed in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, where it plays a relevant role in mitochondrial function. TST enzyme is involved in several biochemical processes such as: cyanide detoxification, the transport of sulfur and selenium in biologically available forms, the restoration of iron–sulfur clusters, redox system maintenance and the mitochondrial import of 5S rRNA. Recently, the relevance of TST in metabolic diseases, such as diabetes, has been highlighted, opening the way for research on important aspects of sulfur metabolism in diabetes. This review underlines the structural and functional characteristics of TST, describing the physiological role and biomedical and biotechnological applications of this essential enzyme.
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Itakorode BO, Okonji RE, Torimiro N. Cyanide bioremediation potential of Klebsiella oxytoca JCM 1665 rhodanese immobilized on alginate-glutaraldehyde beads. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10242422.2022.2087510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- B. O. Itakorode
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Oduduwa University Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Alvillo-Rivera AJ, Garrido-Hoyos SE, Buitrón G. Cyanide treatment of mining tailings using suspended biomass and moving bed biomass reactors. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:37458-37470. [PMID: 35066824 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-18166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mexico is the top producer of silver and is on the eighth place from producing gold in the world. For instance, the hydrometallurgical extraction process produces wastewater (mining tailing) characterized by being composed with varying concentrations of cyanide and heavy metals. The purpose of this research was to study the biodegradation of cyanide contained in mining tailings by means of a bacterial consortium isolated from a tailings dam. For this purpose, three types of Eckendfelder reactors were used, one with suspended biomass (BS) and two moving bed biofilter reactors, one with biomass immobilized on Kaldnes (BK) supports, and the other on polyurethane cubes (BCP). Three experimental stages were worked; in each of them, the concentrations of total cyanide were varied. In the first one, it was 26 ± 2 mg·L-1; in the second one 40 ± 4 mg·L-1; and the third one 55 ± 4 mg·L-1. During the whole operation, the pH and temperature were maintained at 9.5 units and 25 °C. After 141 days of operation, biodegradation of the total cyanide contained in the mining tailings was 69% (17 mg·L-1) in the BS reactor, while in the BK reactor, it was 93% (3.9 mg·L-1) and in the BCP reactor 95% (2.5 mg·L-1). The predominant families in each of the reactors, as well as their respective relative abundances, were for the BS and for the BK of Cyclobacteriaceae (20.65% and 24.64%) and Rhizobiaceae (18.48% and 14.01%) and Halomonadaceae (46.97%) and Hyphomonadaceae (24.94%) in the BCP.
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- Angélica Julieta Alvillo-Rivera
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Morelos (Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua), Jiutepec, Morelos, México.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Juriquilla, Querétaro, México
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Behnami A, Croué JP, Aghayani E, Pourakbar M. A catalytic ozonation process using MgO/persulfate for degradation of cyanide in industrial wastewater: mechanistic interpretation, kinetics and by-products. RSC Adv 2021; 11:36965-36977. [PMID: 35494351 PMCID: PMC9043633 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07789a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cyanide-laden wastewaters generated from mining and electroplating industries are extremely toxic and it is of vital importance to treat them prior to discharge to receiving water resources. The present study aims to oxidize cyanide using an ozonation process catalyzed by MgO and persulfate (PS). A MgO nanocatalyst was synthesized using the sol-gel method and characterized. The results show that the synthesized catalyst had a BET surface area of 198.3 m2 g-1 with a nanocrystalline particle size of 7.42 nm. In the present study, the effects of different operational parameters were investigated, and it was found that the MgO/O3/PS process is able to oxidize 100 mg L-1 of cyanide after 30 min under optimum operational conditions. Cyanide degradation mechanisms in the MgO/O3/PS process were completely investigated and the main radical species were identified using scavenging experiments. It was found that sulfate and hydroxyl radicals both contributed to the cyanide degradation in the MgO/O3/PS process. Cyanide degradation by-products were also tracked and it was found that cyanate and ammonium species are primarily generated during the oxidation, but increase of reaction time allowed their conversion to much less toxic compounds such as nitrate and bicarbonate. Cyanide degradation was also conducted in real industrial wastewater containing 173 mg L-1 of cyanide. Although there was a reduction in cyanide removal rate, the MgO/O3/PS process was able to completely oxidize cyanide within 70 min. Finally, it can be concluded that the ozonation process catalyzed by MgO and persulfate is an efficient and reliable advanced oxidation process for removal of cyanide from industrial wastewater.
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- Ali Behnami
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences Maragheh Iran +98 4132726363
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, Université de Poitiers France
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- Research Center for Environmental Contaminant, Abadan University of Medical Sciences Abadan Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences Maragheh Iran +98 4132726363
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da Silva DB, Fernandes BS, da Silva AJ. Effect of initial pH and substrate concentration on the lactic acid production from cassava wastewater fermentation by an enriched culture of acidogenic microorganisms. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:1925-1933. [PMID: 33073475 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Recently, cassava processing wastewater has been considered an alternative substrate for lactic acid production due to its appreciable carbohydrate levels. The authors carried out different batch reactor trials aiming to favor the production of lactic acid through the fermentation of non-sterilized cassava wastewater by an enriched culture of acidogenic microorganisms. To this end, the impact of different initial pHs (4.5, 5.0, 5.7, 6.5, and 7.0) and different initial substrate concentrations (10, 15.8, 30, 44.2, and 50 g/L) in terms of glucose on lactic acid production yield (Y) was evaluated by applying the design of experiment (DoE) known as central composite rotatable design (CCRD). The highest rate of lactic acid production (40 g/L) occurred with an initial pH of 6.5 and an initial substrate concentration of 50 g/L. The maximum yield was higher in trials T1, T2, T4, T5, and T8, reaching values of 0.80, 0.62, 0.60, 0.96, and 0.70 g/g, respectively. The maximum lactic acid productivity (P), of 0.60 and 0.73 g L-1 hr-1 , was observed in trials T5 and T8, respectively. The enriched culture of acidogenic microorganisms was shown to favor the production of lactic acid, since the production of other acids, such as acetic and propionic acid, did not exceed 3.5 and 4.5 g/L, respectively. © 2020 Water Environment Federation PRACTITIONER POINTS: Cassava wastewater presented potential to lactic acid production. The CCRD showed that highest lactic acid concentrations (40 g/L). The adoption of cassava wastewater or manipueira as a substrate resulted in important information on the tendency to obtain value-added products such as lactic acid.
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- Douglas B da Silva
- School of Agricultural Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Agricultural Waste and Wastewater as Feedstock for Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells: Recent Advances. FERMENTATION 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation7030169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In recent years, there has been a significant accumulation of waste in the environment, and it is expected that this accumulation may increase in the years to come. Waste disposal has massive effects on the environment and can cause serious environmental problems. Thus, the development of a waste treatment system is of major importance. Agro-industrial wastewater and waste residues are mainly rich in organic substances, lignocellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and they have a relatively high amount of energy. As a result, an effective agro-waste treatment system has several benefits, including energy recovery and waste stabilization. To reduce the impact of the consumption of fossil energy sources on our planet, the exploitation of renewable sources has been relaunched. All over the world, efforts have been made to recover energy from agricultural waste, considering global energy security as the final goal. To attain this objective, several technologies and recovery methods have been developed in recent years. The microbial fuel cell (MFC) is one of them. This review describes the power generation using various types of agro-industrial wastewaters and agricultural residues utilizing MFC. It also highlights the techno-economics and lifecycle assessment of MFC, its commercialization, along with challenges.
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Ademakinwa AN, Agunbiade MO, Fagbohun O. Biodegradation of cyanide in cassava wastewater using a novel thermodynamically-stable immobilized rhodanese. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2020; 51:607-617. [PMID: 33206023 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2020.1846053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Extracellular rhodanese obtained from Aureobasidium pullulans was employed in both free and immobilized forms for the biodegradation of cyanide present in cassava processing mill effluent (CPME). Crosslinking with glutaraldehyde (at an optimum concentration of 5% v/v) before entrapment in alginate beads resulted in the highest immobilization yield of 94.5% and reduced enzyme leakage of 1.8%. Rhodanese immobilized by cross-linking before entrapment (cbe) retained about 46% of its initial activity after eight cycles of catalysis compared to the entrapment in alginate alone (eaa) which lost more than 79% after the fifth catalytic cycle. A cross-examination of thermodynamic (ΔGd*, ΔSd*, ΔHd*) kinetic (kd, t1/2, D and z-values) parameters at 30-70 °C showed that cbe displayed a higher resistance to thermal inactivation when compared to the free enzyme (fe) and (eaa). The efficiency of cyanide biodegradation from the CPME by the fe, eaa and cbe were 55, 62, and 74% respectively after 6 h. Rhodanese immobilized via cbe had a higher resistance to thermal denaturation over other enzyme forms. Hence, this makes cbe adaptable for large-scale detoxification of cyanide from CPME.
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- Applied Microbiology and Health Biotechnology Institute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Enhanced Biogas Production of Cassava Wastewater Using Zeolite and Biochar Additives and Manure Co-Digestion. ENERGIES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/en13020491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Currently, there are challenges with proper disposal of cassava processing wastewater, and a need for sustainable energy in the cassava industry. This study investigated the impact of co-digestion of cassava wastewater (CW) with livestock manure (poultry litter (PL) and dairy manure (DM)), and porous adsorbents (biochar (B-Char) and zeolite (ZEO)) on energy production and treatment efficiency. Batch anaerobic digestion experiments were conducted, with 16 treatments of CW combined with manure and/or porous adsorbents using triplicate reactors for 48 days. The results showed that CW combined with ZEO (3 g/g total solids (TS)) produced the highest cumulative CH4 (653 mL CH4/g VS), while CW:PL (1:1) produced the most CH4 on a mass basis (17.9 mL CH4/g substrate). The largest reduction in lag phase was observed in the mixture containing CW (1:1), PL (1:1), and B-Char (3 g/g TS), yielding 400 mL CH4/g volatile solids (VS) after 15 days of digestion, which was 84.8% of the total cumulative CH4 from the 48-day trial. Co-digesting CW with ZEO, B-Char, or PL provided the necessary buffer needed for digestion of CW, which improved the process stability and resulted in a significant reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD). Co-digestion could provide a sustainable strategy for treating and valorizing CW. Scale-up calculations showed that a CW input of 1000–2000 L/d co-digested with PL (1:1) could produce 9403 m3 CH4/yr using a 50 m3 digester, equivalent to 373,327 MJ/yr or 24.9 tons of firewood/year. This system would have a profit of $5642/yr and a $47,805 net present value.
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Food processing wastewater purification by microalgae cultivation associated with high value-added compounds production — A review. Chin J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2019.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Mahendran R, Bs S, Thandeeswaran M, kG K, Vijayasarathy M, Angayarkanni J, Muthusamy G. Microbial (Enzymatic) Degradation of Cyanide to Produce Pterins as Cofactors. Curr Microbiol 2019; 77:578-587. [PMID: 31111225 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-019-01694-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cyanide is one of the most poisonous substances in the environment, which may have originated from natural and anthropogenic sources. There are many enzymes produced by microorganisms which can degrade and utilize cyanide. The major byproducts of cyanide degradation are alanine, glutamic acid, alpha-amino-butyric acid, beta-cyanoalanine, pterin etc. These products have many pharmaceutical and medicinal applications. For the degradation of cyanide, microbes produce necessary cofactors which catalyze the degradation pathways. Pterin is one of the cofactors for cyanide degradation. There are many pathways involved for the degradation of cyanide, cyanate, and thiocyanate. Some of the microorganisms possess resistance to cyanide, since they have developed adaptive alternative pathways for the production of ATP by utilization of cyanide as carbon and nitrogen sources. In this review, we summarized different enzymes, their mechanisms, and corresponding pathways for the degradation of cyanide and production of pterins during cyanide degradation. We aim to enlighten different types of pterin, its classification, and biological significance through this literature review.
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- Ramasamy Mahendran
- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Clinical Biotechnology Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India.
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- Cancer Therapeutics Lab, Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641046, India
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Sharma M, Akhter Y, Chatterjee S. A review on remediation of cyanide containing industrial wastes using biological systems with special reference to enzymatic degradation. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 35:70. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2643-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Seyyed Alizadeh Ganji SM, Hayati M. Selecting an appropriate method to remove cyanide from the wastewater of Moteh gold mine using a mathematical approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:23357-23369. [PMID: 29872984 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2424-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The presence of cyanide ions in wastewater is dangerous to the health and life of living creatures, especially humans. Cyanide concentration should not exceed the acceptable limit in wastewaters to avoid their adverse effects to the environment. In this paper, in order to select the most appropriate method to remove cyanide from the wastewater of the Moteh gold mine, based on the experts' opinions, the use of calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and hydrogen peroxide was chosen as forerunning alternative in the form of a multi-stage model. Then, seven criteria including the amount of material consumed, ease of implementation, safety, ability to remove cyanide, pH, time, and cost of the process to assess the considered methods were determined. Afterwards, seven experts conducted numerous experiments to examine the conditions of each of these criteria. Then, by employing a mathematical method called "numerical taxonomy," the use of sodium hypochlorite was suggested as the best method to remove cyanide from the wastewater of the Moteh gold mine. Finally, the TOPSIS model was used to validate the proposed model, which led to the same results of the suggested method. Also, the results of employing taxonomic analysis and TOPSIS method suggested the use of sodium hypochlorite as the best method for cyanide removal from wastewater. In addition, according to the analysis of various experiments, conditions for complete removal of cyanide using sodium hypochlorite included concentration (8.64 g/L), pH (12.3), and temperature (12 °C).
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- Mining Department, Faculty of Engineering, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Lorestan, Iran.
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Mekuto L, Ntwampe SKO, Akcil A. An integrated biological approach for treatment of cyanidation wastewater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 571:711-720. [PMID: 27424119 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The cyanidation process has been, and still remains, a profitable and highly efficient process for the recovery of precious metals from ores. However, this process has contributed to environmental deterioration and potable water reserve contamination due to the discharge of poorly treated, or untreated, cyanide containing wastewater. The process produces numerous cyanide complexes in addition to the gold cyanocomplex. Additionally, the discharge constituents also include hydrogen cyanide (HCN) - metallic complexes with iron, nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt and other metals; thiocyanate (SCN); and cyanate (CNO). The fate of these complexes in the environment dictates the degree to which these species pose a threat to living organisms. This paper reviews the impact that the cyanidation process has on the environment, the ecotoxicology of the cyanidation wastewater and the treatment methods that are currently utilised to treat cyanidation wastewater. Furthermore, this review proposes an integrated biological approach for the treatment of the cyanidation process wastewater using microbial consortia that is insensitive and able to degrade cyanide species, in all stages of the proposed process.
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- Lukhanyo Mekuto
- Bioresource Engineering Research Group (BioERG), Department of Biotechnology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, PO Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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- Bioresource Engineering Research Group (BioERG), Department of Biotechnology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, PO Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa.
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- Mineral-Metal Recovery and Recycling (MMR&R) Research Group, Mineral Processing Div., Dept. of Mining Eng., Suleyman Demirel University, TR32260 Isparta, Turkey
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Adewuyi S, Jacob JM, Olaleye OO, Abdulraheem TO, Tayo JA, Oladoyinbo FO. Chitosan-bound pyridinedicarboxylate Ni(II) and Fe(III) complex biopolymer films as waste water decyanidation agents. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 151:1235-1239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chaturvedi V, Verma P. Microbial fuel cell: a green approach for the utilization of waste for the generation of bioelectricity. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2016. [DOI: 10.1186/s40643-016-0116-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Kandasamy S, Dananjeyan B, Krishnamurthy K, Benckiser G. Aerobic cyanide degradation by bacterial isolates from cassava factory wastewater. Braz J Microbiol 2015; 46:659-66. [PMID: 26413045 PMCID: PMC4568873 DOI: 10.1590/s1517-838246320130516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ten bacterial strains that utilize cyanide (CN) as a nitrogen source were isolated
from cassava factory wastewater after enrichment in a liquid media containing sodium
cyanide (1 mM) and glucose (0.2% w/v). The strains could tolerate and grow in cyanide
concentrations of up to 5 mM. Increased cyanide levels in the media caused an
extension of lag phase in the bacterial growth indicating that they need some period
of acclimatisation. The rate of cyanide removal by the strains depends on the initial
cyanide and glucose concentrations. When initial cyanide and glucose concentrations
were increased up to 5 mM, cyanide removal rate increased up to 63 and 61 per cent by
Bacillus pumilus and Pseudomonas putida.
Metabolic products such as ammonia and formate were detected in culture supernatants,
suggesting a direct hydrolytic pathway without an intermediate formamide. The study
clearly demonstrates the potential of aerobic treatment with cyanide degrading
bacteria for cyanide removal in cassava factory wastewaters.
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- Sujatha Kandasamy
- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Institute of Applied Microbiology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Zargoosh K, Kondori S, Dinari M, Mallakpour S. Synthesis of Layered Double Hydroxides Containing a Biodegradable Amino Acid Derivative and Their Application for Effective Removal of Cyanide from Industrial Wastes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/ie504064k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kiomars Zargoosh
- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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Dvořák L, Lederer T, Jirků V, Masák J, Novák L. Removal of aniline, cyanides and diphenylguanidine from industrial wastewater using a full-scale moving bed biofilm reactor. Process Biochem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Elijah A, Atanda O, Popoola A, Uzochukwu S. Molecular Characterization and Potential of Bacterial Species Associated with Cassava Waste. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0189-7241(15)30118-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Moussavi G, Khosravi R. Removal of cyanide from wastewater by adsorption onto pistachio hull wastes: parametric experiments, kinetics and equilibrium analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 183:724-730. [PMID: 20728273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Revised: 07/21/2010] [Accepted: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Many waste materials have been evaluated for their efficacy in removing different classes of contaminants from water and wastewater in order to improve the cost-effectiveness of adsorption. In the present study, pistachio green hull wastes were investigated as a potential adsorbent for the removal of cyanide from a synthetic wastewater. The effects of a selection of the most significant parameters (pH, adsorbent dose, cyanide concentration and contact time) were initially evaluated based on the percentage of cyanide removed from the wastewater. At an optimum pH of 10, over 99% removal of 100 mg/L cyanide was obtained for an adsorbent dose of 1.5 g/L after a 60 min contact time. Kinetic evaluation indicated that the adsorption of cyanide ions onto the pistachio hulls clearly followed the pseudo-second order rate reaction. The equilibrium assessment illustrated that the Langmuir model is the best fit for the experimental data, which attains a maximum adsorption capacity of 156.2 mg/g. The sorption of cyanide ions onto the introduced adsorbent was inferred to be a chemosorption process with intraparticle diffusion as the most important step controlling the overall process rate. Accordingly, the pistachio hull waste is introduced as an efficient and low-cost adsorbent for removal of different concentrations of cyanide from water and wastewater.
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- Gholamreza Moussavi
- Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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