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Abate R, Oon YL, Oon YS, Bi Y, Mi W, Song G, Gao Y. Diverse interactions between bacteria and microalgae: A review for enhancing harmful algal bloom mitigation and biomass processing efficiency. Heliyon 2024; 10:e36503. [PMID: 39286093 PMCID: PMC11402748 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/19/2024] Open
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The interactions between bacteria and microalgae play pivotal roles in resource allocation, biomass accumulation, nutrient recycling, and species succession in aquatic systems, offering ample opportunities to solve several social problems. The escalating threat of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the aquatic environment and the lack of cheap and eco-friendly algal-biomass processing methods have been among the main problems, demanding efficient and sustainable solutions. In light of this, the application of algicidal bacteria to control HABs and enhance algal biomass processing has been promoted in the past few decades as potentially suitable mechanisms to solve those problems. Hence, this comprehensive review aims to explore the diverse interaction modes between bacteria and microalgae, ranging from synergistic to antagonistic, and presents up-to-date information and in-depth analysis of their potential biotechnological applications, particularly in controlling HABs and enhancing microalgal biomass processing. For instance, several studies revealed that algicidal bacteria can effectively inhibit the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, a notorious freshwater HAB species, with an antialgal efficiency of 24.87 %-98.8 %. The review begins with an overview of the mechanisms behind algae-bacteria interactions, including the environmental factors influencing these dynamics and their broader implications for aquatic ecosystems. It then provides a detailed analysis of the role of algicidal bacteria in controlling harmful algal blooms, as well as their role in bioflocculation and the pretreatment of microalgal biomass. Additionally, the review identifies and discusses the constraints and challenges in the biotechnological application of these interactions. By exploring the strategic use of algicidal bacteria, this review not only underscores their importance in maintaining aquatic environmental health but also in enhancing biomass processing efficiency. It offers valuable insights into future research avenues and the potential scalability of these applications, both in situ and at an industrial level.
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- Rediat Abate
- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
- College of Natural and Computatinal Science, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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Campos V, Domingos JMF, Nolasco MA, Morais LCDE, Marques DG. Assessment of treatability of the Tietê River through a process of coagulation-flocculation associated with hydrodynamic cavitation and ozonation. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2024; 96:e20230856. [PMID: 39166547 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202420230856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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As it flows through the city of São Paulo, the Tietê River receives heavy discharges of industrial effluents and domestic sewage, resulting from the city's continuous urban expansion and the inadequacy of its sanitary sewage system. This study focused on an analysis of the efficiency of PGα21Ca and quaternary ammonium tannate, water purification products, based on coagulation-flocculation and sedimentation tests, followed by treatment with a hydrodynamic cavitation reactor associated with ozonation in the treatment of Tietê River water. The removal of turbidity, apparent color, and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were evaluated. Jar testing assays were conducted, and the best turbidity removal rates were obtained with a concentration of 300 mg L-1 for PGα21Ca and 150 mg L-1 for quaternary ammonium tannate. The coagulation-flocculation treatment removed approximately 93% of turbidity for both coagulants. After combining coagulation-flocculation with hydrodynamic cavitation with ozonation, the final COD removal rate applying PGα21Ca was 47.63% in 1 hour of reaction, while that of quaternary ammonium tannate was 40.13% in 2 hours of reaction. Although the results appear to indicate the superior performance of PGα21Ca, it should be noted that the treatment with quaternary ammonium tannate also provided good results in reducing turbidity, COD, and apparent color, using a smaller dose of this coagulant and that its use may be more advantageous from an environmental point of view, due to its natural composition.
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- Valquíria Campos
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP , Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP , Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Rua Arlindo Bettio, 1000, Ermelino Matarazzo, 03828-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - USP , Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Rua Arlindo Bettio, 1000, Ermelino Matarazzo, 03828-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP , Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP , Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia de Sorocaba, Av. Três de Março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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Ionin VA, Malyar YN, Borovkova VS, Zimonin DV, Gulieva RM, Fetisova OY. Inherited Structure Properties of Larch Arabinogalactan Affected via the TEMPO/NaBr/NaOCl Oxidative System. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1458. [PMID: 38891405 PMCID: PMC11175108 DOI: 10.3390/polym16111458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Arabinogalactan (AG), extracted from larch wood, is a β-1,3-galactan backbone and β-1,6-galactan side chains with attached α-1-arabinofuranosyl and β-1-arabinopyranosyl residues. Although the structural characteristics of arabinogalactan II type have already been studied, its functionalization using 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO) oxidation remains a promising avenue. In this study, the oxidation of AG, a neutral polysaccharide, was carried out using the TEMPO/NaBr/NaOCl system, resulting in polyuronides with improved functional properties. The oxidation of AG was controlled by analyzing portions of the reaction mixture using spectrophotometric and titration methods. To determine the effect of the TEMPO/NaBr/NaOCl system, air-dried samples of native and oxidized AG were studied by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, as well as by gel permeation chromatography. Compounds that model free (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH)) and hydroxyl radicals (iron(II) sulfate, hydrogen peroxide, and salicylic acid) were used to study the antioxidant properties. It was found that, in oxidized forms of AG, the content of carboxyl groups increases by 0.61 mmol compared to native AG. The transformation of oxidized AG into the H+ form using a strong acid cation exchanger leads to an increase in the number of active carboxyl groups to 0.76 mmol. Using FTIR spectroscopy, characteristic absorption bands (1742, 1639, and 1403 cm-1) were established, indicating the occurrence of oxidative processes with a subsequent reduction in the carboxyl group. The functionality of AG was also confirmed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), which is reflected in an increase in molecular weights (up to 15,700 g/mol). A study of the antioxidant properties of the oxidized and protonated forms of AG show that the obtained antioxidant activity (AOA) values are generally characteristic of polyuronic acids. Therefore, the TEMPO oxidation of AG and other neutral polysaccharides can be considered a promising approach for obtaining compounds with the necessary controlled characteristics.
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- Vladislav A. Ionin
- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
- School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
- School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
- School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
- School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
- School of Non-Ferrous Metals and Material Science, Siberian Federal University, Pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
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- Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Krasnoyarsk Science Center, Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok 50/24, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia; (V.A.I.); (V.S.B.); (D.V.Z.); (R.M.G.); (O.Y.F.)
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Show S, Akhter R, Paul I, Das P, Bal M, Bhattacharya R, Bose D, Mondal A, Saha S, Halder G. Efficacy of exopolysaccharide in dye-laden wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 355:141753. [PMID: 38531498 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141753] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The discharge of dye-laden wastewater into the water streams causes severe water and soil pollution, which poses a global threat to aquatic ecosystems and humans. A diverse array of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) of different compositions and exhibit great bioflocculation potency to sustainably eradicate dyes from water bodies. Nanomodified chemical composites of EPS enable their recyclability during dye-laden wastewater treatment. Nevertheless, the selection of potent EPS-producing strains and physiological parameters of microbial growth and the remediation process could influence the removal efficiency of EPS. This review will intrinsically discuss the fundamental importance of EPS from diverse microbial origins and their nanomodified chemical composites, the mechanisms in EPS-mediated bioremediation of dyes, and the parametric influences on EPS-mediated dye removal through sorption/bioflocculation. This review will pave the way for designing and adopting futuristic green and sustainable EPS-based bioremediation strategies for dye-laden wastewater in situ and ex situ.
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- Sumona Show
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Brainware University, Barasat, Kolkata, 700125, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Solan, 173229, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Vedanta College, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Brainware University, Barasat, Kolkata, 700125, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India.
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Luo B, Su JY, Zhang YF, Xiao YH, Peng YL, Sun ML, Li Y. Alteromonas arenosi sp. nov., a novel bioflocculant-producing bacterium, isolated from intertidal sand. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 117:28. [PMID: 38280034 DOI: 10.1007/s10482-023-01926-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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A novel Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic and bioflocculant-producing bacterium, designated as ASW11-36T, was isolated from an intertidal sand collected from coastal areas of Qingdao, PR China. Growth occurred at 15-40 °C (optimum, 30 °C), pH 7.0-9.0 (optimum, pH 7.5) and with 1.5-7.0% (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 2.5-3.0%). In the whole-cell fatty acid pattern prevailed C16:0 and summed feature 3 (C16:1 ω7c and/or C16:1 ω6c). The major isoprenoid quinone was determined to be Q-8 and the major polar lipids were phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG), one unidentified aminolipid (AL), one unidentified glycolipid (GL), and two lipids (L1, L2). Based on the phylogenetic analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequences and 618 single-copy orthologous clusters, strain ASW11-36T could represent a novel member of the genus Alteromonas and was closely related to Alteromonas flava P0211T (98.4%) and Alteromonas facilis P0213T (98.3%). The pairwise average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values of the ASW11-36T genome assembly against the closely related species genomes were 71.8% and 21.7%, respectively, that clearly lower than the proposed thresholds for species. Based on phenotypic, phylogenetic, and chemotaxonomic analyses, strain ASW11-36T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Alteromonas, for which the name Alteromonas arenosi sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ASW11-36T (= KCTC 82496T = MCCC 1K05585T). In addition, the strain yielded 65% of flocculating efficiency in kaolin suspension with CaCl2 addition. The draft genome of ASW11-36T shared abundant putative CAZy family related genes, especially involved in the biosynthesis of exopolysaccharides, implying its potential environmental and biological applications.
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- Bi Luo
- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Marine Life Sciences, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266000, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Financial Assets Department, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
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An Q, Deng SM, Zhao B, Huang C, Yang JX. Bioflocculation characteristics of bound extracellular polymers substances from Pseudomonas sp. XD-3 and behavior of polysaccharides. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2023; 228:113436. [PMID: 37406463 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2023.113436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the bioflocculation characteristics of bound extracellular polymers substances (B-EPS), which were extracted from Pseudomonas sp. XD-3. The flocculation efficiency of B-EPS achieved about 80%- 95% with an initial pH of 4-7, kaolin concentrations of 3-7 g L-1, temperature of 25-100 ℃ and B-EPS dosage of 9-105 mg L-1. The bioflocculation process of B-EPS conformed to pseudo-second-order kinetic mode, suggesting that the bioflocculation belonged to chemical adsorption process. Enzymatic hydrolysis experiments demonstrated that both polysaccharides and proteins were active components for bioflocculation. The polysaccharides were irregular aggregates with rough and porous surfaces and contained hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, which helped to promote bridging effect. Ribose, glucose and galactose were the main monosaccharides of polysaccharides. The molecular weight of the polysaccharides was relatively small, but the relatively loose configuration exposed more ion bridging sites, thus promoting the bioflocculation. Optimizing the ingredients of culture medium and culture time for B-EPS were effective strategies to increase the yield of flocculation active components. When the conditions were 10% of 2 g L-1 KH2PO4 + 5 g L-1 K2HPO4, 0.05% of Tween-80, citrate as carbon source and 32-48 h of culture time, both proteins and polysaccharides in B-EPS were significantly improved. This study gives an in-deep understanding on the flocculation characteristics of a novel bioflocculant from Pseudomonas sp. XD-3, which is conducive to the widespread application of bioflocculation.
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- Qiang An
- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China.
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, PR China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chongqing 400714, PR China
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Mendonça I, Sousa J, Cunha C, Faria M, Ferreira A, Cordeiro N. Solving urban water microplastics with bacterial cellulose hydrogels: Leveraging predictive computational models. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 314:137719. [PMID: 36592831 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in both urban and aquatic ecosystems is concerning, with wastewater treatment plants being considered one of the major sources of the issue. As the focus on developing sustainable solutions increases, unused remnants from bacterial cellulose (BC) membranes were ground to form BC hydrogels as potential bioflocculants of MPs. The influence of operational parameters such as BC:MPs ratio, hydrogel grinding, immersion and mixing time, temperature, pH, ionic strength, and metal cations on MPs flocculation and dispersion were evaluated. A response surface methodology based on experimental data sets was computed to understand how these parameters influence the flocculation process. Further, both the BC hydrogel and the hetero-aggregation of MPs were characterised by UV-Vis, ATR-FTIR, IGC, water uptake assays, fluorescence, and scanning electron microscopy. These highlights that the BC hydrogel would be fully effective at hetero-aggregating MPs in naturally-occurring concentrations, thereby not constituting a limiting performance factor for MPs' optimal flocculation and aggregation. Even considering exceptionally high concentrations of MPs (2 g/L) that far exceed naturally-occurring concentrations, the BC hydrogel was shown to have elevated MPs flocculation activity (reaching 88.6%: 1.77 g/L). The computation of bioflocculation activity showed high reliability in predicting flocculation performance, unveiling that the BC:MPs ratio and grinding times were the most critical variables modulating flocculation rates. Also, short exposure times (5 min) were sufficient to drive robust particle aggregation. The microporous nature of the hydrogel revealed by electron microscopy is the likely driver of strong MPs bioflocculant activity, far outperforming dispersive commercial bioflocculants like xanthan gum and alginate. This pilot study provides convincing evidence that even BC remainings can be used to produce highly potent and circular bioflocculators of MPs, with prospective application in the wastewater treatment industry.
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- Ivana Mendonça
- LB3 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- LB3 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- LB3 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal
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- LB3 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials and Águeda School of Technology and Management, University of Aveiro, 3754-909, Águeda, Portugal
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- LB3 - Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal; CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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Huang H, Li J, Tao W, Li S. A Functionalized Polysaccharide from Sphingomonas sp. HL-1 for High-Performance Flocculation. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 15:polym15010056. [PMID: 36616408 PMCID: PMC9853492 DOI: 10.3390/polym15010056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The characterization and flocculation mechanism of a biopolymer flocculant produced by Sphingomonas sp. HL-1, were investigated. The bio-flocculant HL1 was identified as an acidic polysaccharide, mainly composed of glucose, and also contained a small amount of mannose, galacturonic acid and guluronic acid. The flocculating activity of the purified HL1 polysaccharide could be activated by trivalent cations, and its flocculation mechanism was mainly charge neutralization and bridging. The working concentration of fermentation broth HL1 in a kaolin suspension was only 1/10,000 (v/v), in which the polysaccharide concentration was about 2 mg/L. The bio-flocculant HL1 maintained high efficiency at a wide range of pH (pH 3-10). It also exhibited good flocculating activity at a temperature range of 20-40 °C; it could even tolerate high salinity and kept activity at a mineralization degree of 50,000 mg/L. Therefore, the bio-flocculant HL1 has a good application prospect in the treatment of wastewater over a broad pH range and in high salinity.
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- Haolin Huang
- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-25-58139942
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Bahniuk MS, Alidina F, Tan X, Unsworth LD. The last 25 years of research on bioflocculants for kaolin flocculation with recent trends and technical challenges for the future. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:1048755. [PMID: 36507274 PMCID: PMC9731118 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1048755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The generation of kaolin-containing wastewater is an inevitable consequence in a number of industries including mining, wastewater treatment, and bitumen processing. In some cases, the production of kaolin tailings waste during the production of bitumen or phosphate is as high as 3 times greater than the actual produced product. The existing inventory of nearly five billion barrels of oil sands tailings alone represents a massive storage and reclamation challenge, as well as a significant economic and environmental liability. Current reclamation options like inorganic coagulants and organic synthetic polymers may settle kaolin effectively, but may themselves pose an additional environmental hazard. Bioflocculants are an emerging alternative, given the inherent safety and biodegradability of their bio-based compositions. This review summarizes the different research attempts towards a better bioflocculant of kaolin, with a focus on the bioflocculant source, composition, and effective flocculating conditions. Bacillus bacteria were the most prevalent single species for bioflocculant production, with wastewater also hosting a large number of bioflocculant-producing microorganisms while serving as an inexpensive nutrient. Effective kaolin flocculation could be obtained over a broad range of pH values (1-12) and temperatures (5-95°C). Uronic acid and glutamic acid were predominant sugars and amino acids, respectively, in a number of effective bioflocculants, potentially due to their structural and charge similarities to effective synthetic polymers like polyacrylamide. Overall, these results demonstrate that bioflocculants can be produced from a wide range of microorganisms, can be composed of polysaccharides, protein or glycoproteins and can serve as effective treatment options for kaolin. In some cases, the next obstacle to their wide-spread application is scaling to industrially relevant volumes and their deployment strategies.
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Cactus Cladode Juice as Bioflocculant in the Flocculation-Thickening Process for Phosphate Washing Plant: A Comparative Study with Anionic Polyacrylamide. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14138054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In the phosphate industry, the thickening process is vital to increasing the solid slurry concentration and to recovering water that is as clear as possible. The performance of the thickening process depends mainly on the coagulation–flocculation effect. The thickening process is based on flocculant agents to concentrate particles: flotation and washing plant rejects as large flocs, which accelerate their sedimentation velocity. The phosphate industry worldwide uses synthetical flocculants such as polyacrylamides. These flocculants are non-biodegradable, limiting the process efficiency regarding cost and harmful effects on the environment. This study proposes cactus cladodes juice as an eco-friendly alternative to industrial flocculants. The particle size of the phosphate samples ranges from 0 μm to 160 μm, with a solid concentration of 8%. This bioflocculant allowed for an increase in sedimentation velocity of 95% compared with the case without flocculant. The optimal amount of cactus bioflocculant for decanting 1 tonne of phosphate pulp at pH 7–8 is 1.12 kg. Special attention is paid to understanding the flocculation mechanism. The results of the physicochemical characterization show that the flocculant biopolymers have similar characteristics to anionic polyacrylamide. This work indicates the promising application of the cactus juice bioflocculant in phosphate washing plants.
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Ma X, Duan D, Chen X, Feng X, Ma Y. A polysaccharide-based bioflocculant BP50-2 from banana peel waste: Purification, structure and flocculation performance. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 205:604-614. [PMID: 35217082 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.02.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study, the purification and characterization of a polysaccharide-based bioflocculant BP50-2 of banana peel waste were investigated. BP50-2 was purified and identified through HPLC, XPS, TG, SEM, AFM, etc. The results showed that BP50-2 was a heteropolysaccharide composed of Mannose, Rhamnose, Glucuronic acid, Galacturonic acid, Glucose, Galactose, and Fucose at a molar ratio of 8.97:5.36:1.92:1.00:32.52:8.30:2.64, respectively. The MW of BP50-2 was 1.47 × 10 3 KDa. BP50-2 had high pH stability that maintained flocculation activity on kaolin suspension for a pH range from 3 to 11, and high-temperature stability ranged from room temperature to 90 °C. BP50-2 was non-sensitive to cation and affected by HCl, EDTA, little affected by urea, which showed that the BP50-2 was non-cation dependent and its main binding mode with kaolin was ionic bond and contained a small amount of hydrogen bond. And flocculation mechanisms were discussed, which indicated that adsorption bridging was the main mechanism of the flocculation process of BP50-2-Kaolin or BP50-2-Mg2+-Kaolin. Moreover, BP50-2 had decolorization activity on RhB and removal activity of heavy metal ion, of which removal rate of Pb2+ was the highest. In brief, BP50-2 showed good performance on the removal of pigment, adsorption of heavy metals, and flocculation of particles.
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- Xiaolei Ma
- The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multi-Purpose Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (MNR), Tianjin 300192, China.
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- Tianjin Rehabilitation Center, The PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Tianjin 300191, China
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- The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multi-Purpose Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (MNR), Tianjin 300192, China; Tianjin HaiYue Water Treatment Hi-Tech Co., LTD., Tianjin 300192, China
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- The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multi-Purpose Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (MNR), Tianjin 300192, China
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- The Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multi-Purpose Utilization, Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China (MNR), Tianjin 300192, China
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Hu B, Wang P, Wang C, Bao T. Photogeochemistry of particulate organic matter in aquatic systems: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150467. [PMID: 34592285 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photochemical transformation of natural organic matter in aquatic environments strongly impacts the environmental behaviors of carbon, nutrients, and pollutants by affecting their solubility, toxicity, bioavailability, and mobility. However, the role of particulate organic matter (POM) in environmental photogeochemistry has received much less attention than that of dissolved organic matter (DOM). In this study, a systematic overview was conducted to summarize the photodissolution and photoflocculation of POM in aquatic systems. The photodissolution of various POM, such as resuspended sediments and algal detritus, could be a potential and important source of DOM in the overlying waters, and these photoreleased DOM were dominated by humic-like components. The photogeochemistry of POM is thought to proceed via direct photochemical reactions and reactive radical-dominated indirect processes. Photodissolution can modify the bioavailability of organic matter and influence the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients, heavy metals, and organic pollutants. In addition, the photo-induced flocculation of DOM to POM could also influence the transport and transformation of organic matter and its associated pollutants. The photochemistry of POM can be significantly influenced by several environmental factors, including irradiation wavelength and intensity, organic matter properties, and radical oxygen species. POM photogeochemistry is one of the most important components of the global cycling of natural organic matter. Further studies regarding photogeochemistry should be conducted to overcome the potential problems arising from the concurrent photodegradation of organic matter and to further develop more filed investigations and analytical methods.
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- Bin Hu
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Czemierska M, Szcześ A, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Physicochemical factors affecting flocculating properties of the proteoglycan isolated from Rhodococcus opacus. Biophys Chem 2021; 277:106656. [PMID: 34274732 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The water-soluble fraction of proteoglycan RS-89 isolated from the Rhodococcus opacus FCL89 and composed of 64.6% polysaccharide and 9.44% protein has been studied as regards its flocculating activity. The RS-89 polysaccharide component includes mannose, galactose and glucose at the molar ratio of 2.7: 1.3: 1. The basic factors affecting flocculating activity of the RS-89 have been established. Additionally, the kinetics of kaolin sedimentation without and with the bioflocculant was investigated. The presence of divalent metal ions had a positive effect on the flocculating activity of the RS-89. The addition of Ca2+ increased the RS-89 flocculating activity in comparison to the other studied metals. It was proved that the proteoglycan RS-89 achieved the highest flocculating activity at the concentration equal to 2 mg/L and in the presence of 10 mmol/L of Ca2+. The zeta potential values are less negative when there is an interaction between the kaolin particles and metal ions without the RS-89 in the tested systems. Therefore, the proposed mechanism to describe the proteoglycan interaction with kaolin particles in the presence of divalent ions includes charge neutralization and a bridging mechanism.
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- Magdalena Czemierska
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. Curie-Sklodowska sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
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Genome Mining Associated with Analysis of Structure, Antioxidant Activity Reveals the Potential Production of Levan-Rich Exopolysaccharides by Food-Derived Bacillus velezensis VTX20. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11157055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) produced by Bacillus species have recently emerged as promising commercial antioxidants in various industries, such as pharmaceutics and biomedicine. However, little is known about EPS production and function from Bacillus velezensis so far. In the present study, the effect of sugar sources on EPS production by B. velezensis VTX20 and the genetic biosynthesis, characteristics, and antioxidant activity of the resulting EPS were evaluated. The strain VTX20 produced the maximum EPS yield of 75.5 ± 4.8 g/L from an initial 200 g/L of sucrose after a 48-h cultivation. Through genomic analysis, ls-levB operon was found, for the first time, to be responsible for the levan-type EPS production in B. velezensis. Biochemical and structural characterization further confirmed the majority of levan, followed by an extremely low level of dextran biopolymer. The water solubility index and water holding capacity of the EPSs were 81.9 ± 3.4% and 100.2 ± 3.4%, respectively. In vitro antioxidant activity analyses showed strong scavenging activity for 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and hydroxyl radical values of 40.1–64.0% and 16.0–40%, respectively. These findings shed light on the EPS biosynthesis of B. velezensis at both structural and genetic levels and the potential application of EPS as a natural antioxidant for pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.
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Use of carbon dioxide to enhance the brine purification and flocculation performance of PAM flocculants. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Using a novel polysaccharide BM2 produced by Bacillus megaterium strain PL8 as an efficient bioflocculant for wastewater treatment. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 162:374-384. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.06.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Marine Actinobacteria Bioflocculant: A Storehouse of Unique Biotechnological Resources for Wastewater Treatment and Other Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10217671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The bioactive compounds produced by actinobacteria have played a major role in antimicrobials, bioremediation, biofuels, enzymes, and anti-cancer activities. Biodegradable microbial flocculants have been produced by bacteria, algae, and fungi. Microbial bioflocculants have also attracted biotechnology importance over chemical flocculants as a result of degradability and environmentally friendly attributes they possess. Though, freshwater actinobacteria flocculants have been explored in bioflocculation. Yet, there is a paucity of information on the application of actinobacteria flocculants isolated from the marine environment. Similarly, marine habitats that supported the biodiversity of actinobacteria strains in the field of biotechnology have been underexplored in bioflocculation. Hence, this review reiterates the need to optimize culture conditions and other parameters that affect bioflocculant production by using a response surface model or artificial neural network.
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Wastewater Treatment by a Polymeric Bioflocculant and Iron Nanoparticles Synthesized from a Bioflocculant. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12071618. [PMID: 32708211 PMCID: PMC7407570 DOI: 10.3390/polym12071618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wastewater remains a global challenge. Various methods have been used in wastewater treatment, including flocculation. The aim of this study was to synthesize iron nanoparticles (FeNPs) using a polymeric bioflocculant and to evaluate its efficacy in the removal of pollutants in wastewater. A comparison between the efficiencies of the bioflocculant and iron nanoparticles was investigated. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray analyzer (EDX) and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy were used to characterize the material. SEM-EDX analysis revealed the presence of elements such as O and C that were abundant in both samples, while FT-IR studies showed the presence of functional groups such as hydroxyl (–OH) and amine (–NH2). Fe nanoparticles showed the best flocculation activity (FA) at 0.4 mg/mL dosage as opposed to that of the bioflocculant, which displayed the highest flocculation activity at 0.8 mg/mL, and both samples were found to be cation-dependent. When evaluated for heat stability and pH stability, FeNPs were found thermostable with 86% FA at 100 °C, while an alkaline pH of 11 favored FA with 93%. The bioflocculant flocculated poorly at high temperature and was found effective mostly at a pH of 7 with over 90% FA. FeNPs effectively removed BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) and COD (chemical oxygen demand) in all two wastewater samples from coal mine water and Mzingazi River water. Cytotoxicity results showed both FeNPs and the bioflocculant as nontoxic at concentrations up to 50 µL.
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Structural characterization and functional properties of novel exopolysaccharide from the extremely halotolerant Halomonas elongata S6. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:95-104. [PMID: 32673722 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.07.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Production of extracellular polysaccharides by halophilic Archaea and Bacteria has been widely reported and the members of the genus Halomonas have been identified as the most potential producers. In the present work, a novel exopolysaccharide (EPS-S6) produced by the extremely halotolerant newly isolated Halomonas elongata strain S6, was characterized. According to the HPAE-PAD results, EPS-S6 was mainly composed of glucosamine, mannose, rhamnose and glucose (1:0.9:0.7:0.3). EPS-S6 was highly negatively charged and its molecular weight was about 270 kDa. Studies on its functional properties showed that EPS-S6 had several potential features. It has noticeable antioxidant activities on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) inhibition and DNA protection, good ability to inhibit and to disrupt pathogenic biofilms, excellent flocculation of kaolin suspension and interesting emulsifying properties at acidic, neutral and basic pH. Therefore, EPS-S6 could have potential biotechnological concern in several fields such as in food, cosmetic and environmental industries.
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Chouchane H, Najjari A, Neifar M, Cherif H, Askri R, Naili F, Ouzari HI, Cherif A. Unravelling the characteristics of a heteropolysaccharide-protein from an Haloarchaeal strain with flocculation effectiveness in heavy metals and dyes removal. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:2180-2195. [PMID: 30517064 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1556742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The production, characterization and potential application in heavy metals and dyes removal of a novel heteropolysaccharide-protein named, gpHb, produced by an Haloarchaeal strain Halogeometricum borinquense strain A52 were investigated. The highest gpHb yield of 13.96 ± 0.32 g/L was produced under optimized conditions by response surface methodology. We focused on the characteristics and flocculation performance of gpHb. An important attribute of protein with 16 protein types identified that occupied a total content of 50.2% in the gpHb. Additionally, carbohydrate that occupied 30.4% of the total bioflocculant content consisted of three monosaccharides. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy indicated the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl, amine, amide, and sulphate groups. To further study flocculation activities, factors such as bioflocculant dosage, temperature, pH, salinity and cations addition were tested. In comparison to the chemical flocculant polyaluminium chloride, gpHb maintain high activity at large range of salinity and its flocculation activity was higher on both sides of pH 7. Addition of trivalent cation mainly Fe3+ enhances the flocculating rate indicating that the bioflocculant is negatively charged. Its practical applicability was established for heavy metals and dyes removal from saline aqueous solutions. The highest removal efficiency was observed with Cr3+ (91.4%) and Ni2+ (89.60%) and with basic blue 3 (83.8%) and basic red (78.6%). The excellent flocculation activity of gpHb under saline condition suggests its potential industrial utility for treatment of textile and tannery wastewaters.
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- Habib Chouchane
- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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- Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, LR03ES03 Laboratoire de Microbiologie et Biomolécules Actives, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- ISBST, LR11-ES31 BVBGR, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, Univ. Manouba, Ariana, Tunisia
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Li H, Wu S, Du C, Zhong Y, Yang C. Preparation, Performances, and Mechanisms of Microbial Flocculants for Wastewater Treatment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E1360. [PMID: 32093205 PMCID: PMC7068532 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In recent years, close attention has been paid to microbial flocculants because of their advantages, including safety to humans, environmental friendliness, and acceptable removal performances. In this review, the preparation methods of microbial flocculants were first reviewed. Then, the performances of bioflocculants in the removal of suspended solids, heavy metals, and other organic pollutants from various types of wastewater were described and commented, and the removal mechanisms, including adsorption bridging, charge neutralization, chemical reactions, and charge neutrality, were also discussed. The future research needs on microbial flocculants were also proposed. This review would lead to a better understanding of current status, challenges, and corresponding strategies on microbial flocculants and bioflocculation in wastewater treatment.
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- Huiru Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China; (H.L.); (S.W.)
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China; (H.L.); (S.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China; (C.D.); (Y.Z.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China; (C.D.); (Y.Z.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China; (C.D.); (Y.Z.)
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, China; (H.L.); (S.W.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China; (C.D.); (Y.Z.)
- Hunan Provincial Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Organic Pollution Control of Urban Water and Wastewater, Changsha 410001, China
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Araújo D, Concórdio-Reis P, Marques AC, Sevrin C, Grandfils C, Alves VD, Fortunato E, Reis MAM, Freitas F. Demonstration of the ability of the bacterial polysaccharide FucoPol to flocculate kaolin suspensions. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2020; 41:287-295. [PMID: 29974822 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1497710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, the flocculation properties of FucoPol, a bacterial extracellular polysaccharide, were investigated. FucoPol is a high molecular weight polymer and negatively charged due to the presence of glucuronic acid and the acyl groups succinyl and pyruvyl. High flocculation rate values (>70%) were achieved with a low bioflocculant dosage of 1 mg/L, for pH values in the range 3-5 and temperature within 15-20°C. The bioflocculant was also shown to be stable after freezing/thawing and heating up to 100°C. Given the polymer's anionic character, the size of flocs formed and their surface profile, bridging seems to be the main flocculation mechanism of FucoPol. This study demonstrated that FucoPol is a promising natural, biodegradable and biocompatible alternative to the currently used synthetic or inorganic hazardous products, with potential to be used as a novel flocculation agent in several applications, such as water treatment, food or mining. Further studies will involve evaluating the reduction of cation dosage on flocculation efficiency, as well as testing the applicability of FucoPol to flocculate different types of suspended solids, such as, for example, activated carbons, soil solids or yeast cells.
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- Diana Araújo
- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Caparica, Portugal
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- Interfaculty Research Centre of Biomaterials (CEIB), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Interfaculty Research Centre of Biomaterials (CEIB), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- LEAF - Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- i3N/CENIMAT, Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and CEMOP/UNINOVA, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO-REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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Sarang MC, Nerurkar AS. Amyloid protein produced by B. cereus CR4 possesses bioflocculant activity and has potential application in microalgae harvest. Biotechnol Lett 2019; 42:79-91. [PMID: 31720978 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-019-02758-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bacillus cereus CR4 from the flocs of activated sludge was found to produce an extracellular bioflocculant, which was characterized as amyloid protein and demonstrated to have potential application in microalgae recovery. Cell surface amyloid production was demonstrated by fluorescence, confocal and scanning electron microscopy. Birefringence, spectral shift assay, TEM, FTIR and CD spectra confirmed the amyloid nature of the purified protein that demonstrated flocculation. The gene for amyloid protein of B. cereus CR4 was found to be related to tasA gene of amyloid protein produced by Bacillus subtilis. The results demonstrated that the amyloid protein produced by B. cereus CR4 possessed a novel bioflocculant activity which at pH below 4.5 reached to a maximum of 86.87%. The amyloid bioflocculant producing B. cereus CR4 has a potential in biotechnological application like Scenedesmus biomass recovery.
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- M C Sarang
- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, 390002, India.
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Mohammed JN, Wan Dagang WRZ. Implications for industrial application of bioflocculant demand alternatives to conventional media: waste as a substitute. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2019; 80:1807-1822. [PMID: 32144213 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The biodegradability and safety of the bioflocculants make them a potential alternative to non-biodegradable chemical flocculants for wastewater treatment. However, low yield and production cost has been reported to be the limiting factor for large scale bioflocculant production. Although the utilization of cheap nutrient sources is generally appealing for large scale bioproduct production, exploration to meet the demand for them is still low. Although much progress has been achieved at laboratory scale, Industrial production and application of bioflocculant is yet to be viable due to cost of the production medium and low yield. Thus, the prospects of bioflocculant application as an alternative to chemical flocculants is linked to evaluation and utilization of cheap alternative and renewable nutrient sources. This review evaluates the latest literature on the utilization of waste/wastewater as an alternative substitute for conventional expensive nutrient sources. It focuses on the mechanisms and metabolic pathways involved in microbial flocculant synthesis, culture conditions and nutrient requirements for bioflocculant production, pre-treatment, and also optimization of waste substrate for bioflocculant synthesis and bioflocculant production from waste and their efficiencies. Utilization of wastes as a microbial nutrient source drastically reduces the cost of bioflocculant production and increases the appeal of bioflocculant as a cost-effective alternative to chemical flocculants.
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- Jibrin Ndejiko Mohammed
- Department of Microbiology, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, PMB11, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria; Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor, Malaysia E-mail:
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Removal of Pollutants in Mine Wastewater by a Non-Cytotoxic Polymeric Bioflocculant from Alcaligenes faecalis HCB2. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16204001. [PMID: 31635051 PMCID: PMC6843956 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16204001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Bioflocculation is a physicochemical technique often employed to efficiently remove colloidal water pollutants. Consequently, in this study, a bioflocculant was produced, characterised and applied to remove pollutants in mine wastewater. The maximum flocculation activity of 92% was recorded at 30 °C, pH 9.0 when maltose and urea were used as energy sources and 72 h of fermentation at the inoculum size of 1% (v/v). K+ proved to be a favourable cation. The bioflocculant yield of 4 g/L was obtained. Scanning electron microscopy illustrated a hexagonal-like structure of the bioflocculant. It is composed of carbohydrates and proteins in mass proportion of 88.6 and 9.5%, respectively. The Fourier transform infrared spectrum revealed the presence of hydroxyl, amide and amino functional groups. More than 73% of the bioflocculant was obtained after exposure to 600 °C using the thermogravimetric analyser. Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK 293) cells exhibited 95% viability after being treated with 200 µg/µL of the bioflocculant. The flocculation mechanisms were proposed to be as a result of a double layer compression by K+, chemical reactions and bridging mechanism. The removal efficiencies of 59, 72, and 75% on biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and sulphur, were obtained respectively. Thus, the bioflocculant have potential use in wastewater treatment.
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Role of Bacterial Bioflocculant on Antibiofilm Activity and Metal Removal Efficiency. JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.22207/jpam.13.3.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Evaluation of Fresh Water Actinomycete Bioflocculant and Its Biotechnological Applications in Wastewaters Treatment and Removal of Heavy Metals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16183337. [PMID: 31510036 PMCID: PMC6765771 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16183337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This study evaluated the potential of a biopolymeric flocculant produced by Terrabacter sp. isolated from Sterkfontein Dam, South Africa. Microbial flocculants aid the aggregation of suspended solutes in solutions, thus, suggesting its alternative application to inorganic and synthetic organic flocculants, which are associated with health-related problems. The 16S rDNA analysis revealed the bacteria to have 98% similarity to Terrabacter sp. MUSC78T and the sequence was deposited in the Genbank as Terrabacter sp. with accession number KF682157.1. A series of experimental parameters such as bioflocculant dosage, cations concentrations, pH, and application of the purified bioflocculant in wastewaters treatment were investigated. In the presence of glucose as a sole carbon source, Ca2+ as cation at pH 8, the optimal flocculating activity attained was 85%. Optimum bioflocculant dosage of 0.5 mg/mL was able to remove chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids (SS), nitrate, and turbidity in dairy wastewater. In addition, the tested bioflocculant exhibited higher flocculating efficiency as compared to polyaluminum chloride, polyethylenime, and alum. Inductible coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analyses confirmed significant removal of 77.7% Fe, 74.8% Al, 61.9% Mn, and 57.6% Zn as representatives of heavy metals from treated dairy wastewater. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) indicated the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl, and amino groups in the purified bioflocculant which could be responsible for flocculation. Findings from this study showed the prospect of the studied bioflocculant as an alternative candidate in wastewater treatment and remediating of heavy metals.
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Ayangbenro AS, Babalola OO, Aremu OS. Bioflocculant production and heavy metal sorption by metal resistant bacterial isolates from gold mining soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 231:113-120. [PMID: 31128345 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Two bioflocculant producing bacterial isolates from mining soil samples were investigated for their application in heavy metal removal. The bacterial isolates were identified as Pseudomonas koreensis and Pantoea sp. using 16S rRNA gene. Cadmium resistant genes cadA and CzcD were detected in Pantoea sp. while P. koreensis harbor CzcD and chrA responsible for Cd and Cr resistance respectively. The isolates showed maximum flocculating activity of 71.3% and 51.7% with glucose and yield of 2.98 g L-1 and 3.26 g L-1 for Pantoea sp. and P. koreensis respectively. The optimum flocculating activity was achieved at pH 7.5 and temperature of 30 °C. Fourier transform infrared analysis of the bioflocculants produced by the two isolates showed the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl and amino groups characteristic of polysaccharide and protein. Heavy metal sorption by bioflocculant of Pantoea sp. removed 51.2% Cd, 52.5% Cr and 80.5% Pb while that of P. koreensis removed 48.5% Cd, 42.5% Cr and 73.7% Pb. The bioflocculants produced have potential in metal removal from industrial wastes.
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- Ayansina Segun Ayangbenro
- Food Security and Safety Niche,Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho, 2735, South Africa
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- Food Security and Safety Niche,Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho, 2735, South Africa.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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Hassan SWM, Ibrahim HAH. Production, Characterization and Valuable Applications of Exopolysaccharides from Marine Bacillus subtilis SH1. Pol J Microbiol 2019; 66:449-461. [PMID: 29319513 DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are high molecular weight polymers consisting of different sugar residues they are preferable for replacing synthetic polymers as they are degradable and nontoxic. Many microorganisms possess the ability to synthesize and excrete exopolysaccharides with novel chemical compositions, properties and structures to have potential applications in different fields. The present study attempt to optimize the production of EPS by marine Bacillus subtilis SH1 in addition to characterization and investigation of different valuable applications. Effect of medium type, incubation period and pH were studied using the one factor at a time experiments. It was shown that the highest productivity (24 gl-1) of exopolysaccharides was recorded by using yeast malt glucose medium with pH 9 at the fourth day of incubation. Experimental design using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was applied to optimize various nutrients at different concentrations. The finalized optimized medium contained (gl-1) glucose (5), peptone (2.5), yeast extract (4.5) and malt extract (4.5) increased the production of EPS to 33.8 gl-1 with1.4 fold increase compared to the basal medium. Chemical characterization of the extracted EPS showed that, FTIR spectra exhibited bands at various regions. Moreover, HPLC chromatogram indicated that the EPS was a heteropolysaccharide consisting of maltose and rhamnose. The study was extended to evaluate the potentiality of the extracted polysaccharides in different medical applications. Results concluded that, EPS exhibited antibacterial activity against Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus faecalis and the highest antibacterial activity (7.8, 9 and 10.4 AU/ml) was against S. faecalis at 50, 100 and 200 mg/ml respectively. The EPS exhibited various degree of antitumor effect toward the tested cell lines (MCF-7, HCT-116 and HepG2). In addition, EPS exhibited antiviral activity at 500 μg/ml. The antioxidant capacity increased with increasing the concentration of the sample. Scanning electron microscopic analysis showed that EPS had compact film-like structure, which could make it a useful in the future applications as in preparing plasticized film.
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- Sahar W M Hassan
- Marine Microbiology Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Marine Microbiology Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
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Yang Z, Liu S, Zhang W, Wen Q, Guo Y. Enhancement of coal waste slurry flocculation by CTAB combined with bioflocculant produced by Azotobacter chroococcum. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ma L, Liang J, Wang S, Yang B, Chen M, Liu Y. Production of a bioflocculant from Klebsiella sp. OS-1 using brewery wastewater as a source. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2019; 40:44-52. [PMID: 28877651 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1377770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study evaluated the potential of bioflocculant production from a Klebsiella strain using brewery wastewater as nutrients. The bioflocculant named OS-1B produced by Klebsiella sp. OS-1 exhibited a good flocculating activity to kaolin clay suspension (around 95%), when the diluted brewery wastewater with 7.2 mg/L total nitrogen and 1013 mg/L CODCr was used as a nitrogen source. Glucose (15 g/L) is the most favorable carbon source for Klebsiella sp. OS-1 in bioflocculant production from brewery wastewater. The yielded bioflocculant is pH tolerant and thermally stable, suggesting its good industrial potential. OS-1B mainly comprises polysaccharide (69.4%) and protein (24.5%). Fourier-transform infrared spectra indicate the presence of hydroxyl, carboxyl, esters and amino groups in the bioflocculant molecules. Combined with the results of zeta potential measurements, bridging is suggested as the main flocculation mechanism for OS-1B flocculation with kaolin. Overall, brewery wastewater can be used as a substrate to produce bioflocculants.
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- Lili Ma
- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
- b Hangxiang Nine-year Compulsory Education School , Ziyang , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Southwest Petroleum University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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Abu Tawila ZM, Ismail S, Dadrasnia A, Usman MM. Production and Characterization of a Bioflocculant Produced by Bacillus salmalaya 139SI-7 and Its Applications in Wastewater Treatment. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102689. [PMID: 30340415 PMCID: PMC6222882 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The production, optimization, and characterization of the bioflocculant QZ-7 synthesized by a novel Bacillus salmalaya strain 139SI isolated from a private farm soil in Selangor, Malaysia, are reported. The flocculating activity of bioflocculant QZ-7 present in the selected strain was found to be 83.3%. The optimal culture for flocculant production was achieved after cultivation at 35.5 °C for 72 h at pH 7 ± 0.2, with an inoculum size of 5% (v/v) and sucrose and yeast extract as carbon and nitrogen sources. The maximum flocculating activity was found to be 92.6%. Chemical analysis revealed that the pure bioflocculant consisted of 79.08% carbohydrates and 15.4% proteins. The average molecular weight of the bioflocculant was calculated to be 5.13 × 10⁵ Da. Infrared spectrometric analysis showed the presence of carboxyl (COO-), hydroxyl (-OH), and amino (-NH₂) groups, polysaccharides and proteins. The bioflocculant QZ-7 exhibited a wide pH stability range from 4 to 7, with a flocculation activity of 85% at pH 7 ± 0.2. In addition, QZ-7 was thermally stable and retained more than 80% of its flocculating activity after being heated at 80 °C for 30 min. SEM analysis revealed that QZ-7 exhibited a clear crystalline brick-shaped structure. After treating wastewater, the bioflocculant QZ-7 showed significant flocculation performance with a COD removal efficiency of 93%, whereas a BOD removal efficiency of 92.4% was observed in the B. salmalaya strain 139SI. These values indicate the promising applications of the bioflocculant QZ-7 in wastewater treatment.
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- Zayed M Abu Tawila
- Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Gaza, Palestine.
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- Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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- Institute of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
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Environmental pollution arising from metal(loid)s is a result of industrialization, and has led to serious health issues. Conventional methods of metal(loid) removal often results in generation of secondary waste which is toxic to the environment. Bioremediation in combination with physicochemical techniques offer an excellent and effective means of removal. The use of secondary metabolites and extracellular polymers produced by microorganisms is an effective procedure employed in metal(loid) sequestration and reduction in toxicity of contaminated environments. These biopolymers have different chemical structures and have shown varied selectivity to different metal(loid)s. This review discusses various microbial polymers, their mechanism of metal(loid) removal and their potential application in remediation of contaminated environment.
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Guo H, Hong C, Zhang C, Zheng B, Jiang D, Qin W. Bioflocculants' production from a cellulase-free xylanase-producing Pseudomonas boreopolis G22 by degrading biomass and its application in cost-effective harvest of microalgae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 255:171-179. [PMID: 29414164 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The major problem for industrial application of bioflocculants is its high production cost. Here, a novel bacterium Pseudomonas boreopolis G22, which can secret a cellulase-free xylanase and simultaneously produce bioflocculants (MBF-G22) through directly converting untreated biomass, was isolated. The bioflocculants' production of G22 was closely related to its xylanase activity, hydrolysis ability of biomass and the hemicellulose loss caused by G22. The optimal fermentation conditions with the highest bioflocculants' yield (3.75 mg g-1 dry biomass) were obtained at the fermentation time of 96 h, incubation temperature of 30 °C, inoculum concentration of 1.0% and biomass concentration of 1.0% in an initial pH value of 7.0. MBF-G22 mainly consisted of polysaccharides (63.3%) with a molecular weight of 3.982 × 106 Da and showed the highest flocculating efficiency of 97.1% at a dosage of 3.5 mg L-1. In addition, MBF-G22 showed high flocculating efficiency of microalgae (95.7%) at a dosage of 80 mg L-1.
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- Haipeng Guo
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada; State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ningbo City, Ningbo 315040, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada.
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Nouha K, Kumar RS, Balasubramanian S, Tyagi RD. Critical review of EPS production, synthesis and composition for sludge flocculation. J Environ Sci (China) 2018; 66:225-245. [PMID: 29628091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2017.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by microorganisms represent biological macromolecules with unfathomable potentials and they are required to be explored further for their potential application as a bioflocculant in various wastewater sludge treatment. Although several studies already exist on biosynthetic pathways of different classical biopolymers like alginate and xanthan, no dedicated studies are available for EPS in sludge. This review highlights the EPS composition, functionality, and biodegradability for its potential use as a carbon source for production of other metabolites. Furthermore, the effect of various extraction methods (physical and chemical) on compositional, structural, physical and functional properties of microbial EPS has been addressed. The vital knowledge of the effect of extraction method on various important attributes of EPS can help to choose the suitable extraction method depending upon the intended use of EPS. The possible use of different molecular biological techniques for enhanced production of desired EPS was summarized.
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- Klai Nouha
- Université du Québec, Institut national de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre & Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Université du Québec, Institut national de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre & Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada.
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- Université du Québec, Institut national de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Eau, Terre & Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec G1K 9A9, Canada
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Chouchane H, Mahjoubi M, Ettoumi B, Neifar M, Cherif A. A novel thermally stable heteropolysaccharide-based bioflocculant from hydrocarbonoclastic strain Kocuria rosea BU22S and its application in dye removal. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2018; 39:859-872. [PMID: 28357896 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1313886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new bioflocculant named pKr produced by hydrocarbonoclastic strain Kocuria rosea BU22S (KC152976) was investigated. Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) analysis confirmed the high potential of the strain BU22S in the degradation of n-alkanes. Plackett-Burman experimental design and response surface methodology were carried out to optimize pKr production. Glucose, peptone and incubation time were found to be the most significant factors affecting bioflocculant production. Maximum pKr production was about 4.72 ± 0.02 g/L achieved with 15.61 g/L glucose, 6.45 g/L peptone and 3 days incubation time. Chemical analysis of pKr indicated that it contained 71.62% polysaccharides, 16.36% uronic acid and 2.83% proteins. Thin layer chromatography analysis showed that polysaccharides fraction consisted of galactose and xylose. Fourier transform infrared analysis revealed the presence of many functional groups, hydroxyl, carboxyl, methoxyl, acetyl and amide that likely contribute to flocculation. K. rosea pKr showed high flocculant potential using kaolin clay at different pH (2-11), temperature (0-100°C) and cation concentrations. The bioflocculant was particularly effective in flocculating soluble anionic dyes, Reactive Blue 4 and Acid Yellow, with a decolorization efficiency of 76.4% and 72.6%, respectively. The outstanding flocculating performances suggest that pKr could be useful for bioremediation applications.
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- Habib Chouchane
- a Univ. Manouba , ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 , Ariana , Tunisia
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- a Univ. Manouba , ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 , Ariana , Tunisia
- b Faculty of Science of Bizerte , University of Carthage , Bizerte , Tunisia
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- c Department of Food Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS) , University of Milan , Milan , Italy
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- a Univ. Manouba , ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 , Ariana , Tunisia
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- a Univ. Manouba , ISBST, BVBGR-LR11ES31, Biotechpole Sidi Thabet, 2020 , Ariana , Tunisia
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Pu S, Ma H, Deng D, Xue S, Zhu R, Zhou Y, Xiong X. Isolation, identification, and characterization of an Aspergillus niger bioflocculant-producing strain using potato starch wastewater as nutrilite and its application. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0190236. [PMID: 29304048 PMCID: PMC5755778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A bioflocculant (MBFA18) was produced by Aspergillus niger (A18) using potato starch wastewater (PSW) as nutrients. The cultivation processes and flocculating treatment for PSW purification were systematically studied. The flocculating rate of the MBFA 18 achieved 90.06% (kaolin clay) under the optimal cultivation condition (PSW with 5950 mg/L COD, 20 g/L glucose, 0.2 g/L urea and without phosphorus source addition and pH adjustment). Furthermore, effects of flocculant dosage, initial pH, coagulant aid (CaCl2) addition and sedimentation time on the PSW treatment were discussed and studied in detail. The optimum flocculation treatment conditions were determined according to the treatment efficiency, cost and flocculation conditions. During the PSW treatment, 2 mL/L bioflocculant (1.89 g/L) dosage and 0.5 mol/L coagulant aid addition were applied without pH adjustment and 91.15% COD and 60.22% turbidity removal rate could be achieved within 20 min. The comparative study between the bioflocculant and conventional chemical flocculants showed excellent flocculating efficiency of MBFA 18 with lower cost (4.7 yuan/t), which indicated that the bioflocculant MBFA 18 produced in PSW substrate has a great potential to be an alternative flocculant in PSW treatment.
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- Shengyan Pu
- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
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Agunbiade MO, Van Heerden E, Pohl CH, Ashafa AT. Flocculating performance of a bioflocculant produced by Arthrobacter humicola in sewage waste water treatment. BMC Biotechnol 2017; 17:51. [PMID: 28606076 PMCID: PMC5469021 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-017-0375-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background The discharge of poorly treated effluents into the environment has far reaching, consequential impacts on human and aquatic life forms. Thus, we evaluated the flocculating efficiency of our test bioflocculant and we report for the first time the ability of the biopolymeric flocculant produced by Arthrobacter humicola in the treatment of sewage wastewater. This strain was isolated from sediment soil sample at Sterkfontein dam in the Eastern Free State province of South Africa. Results Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rDNA revealed the bacteria to have 99% similarity to Arthrobacter humicola strain R1 and the sequence was deposited in the Gene bank as Arthrobacter humicola with accession number KC816574.1. Flocculating activity was enhanced with the aid of divalent cations, pH 12, at a dosage concentration of 0.8 mg/mL. The purified bioflocculant was heat stable and could retain more than 78% of its flocculating activity after heating at 100 °C for 25 min. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis demonstrated the presence of hydroxyl and carboxyl moieties as the functional groups. The thermogravimetric analysis was used to monitor the pyrolysis profile of the purified bioflocculant and elemental composition revealed C: O: Na: P: K with 13.90: 41.96: 26.79: 16.61: 0.74 weight percentage respectively. The purified bioflocculant was able to remove chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, suspended solids, nitrate and turbidity from sewage waste water at efficiencies of 65.7%, 63.5%, 55.7%, 71.4% and 81.3% respectively. Conclusions The results of this study indicate the possibility of using the bioflocculant produced by Arthrobacter humicola as a potential alternative to synthesized chemical flocculants in sewage waste water treatment and other industrial waste water.
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- Mayowa Oladele Agunbiade
- Phytomedicine and Phytopharmacology Research Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, P. Bag X13, Phuthaditjabha, 9866, South Africa. .,Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa.
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
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- Department of Microbial, Biochemical & Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, P.O. Box 339, Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
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- Phytomedicine and Phytopharmacology Research Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, P. Bag X13, Phuthaditjabha, 9866, South Africa
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Muthulakshmi L, Nellaiah H, Kathiresan T, Rajini N, Christopher F. Identification and production of bioflocculants by Enterobacter sp. and Bacillus sp. and their characterization studies. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2017; 47:458-467. [DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2017.1292287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- L. Muthulakshmi
- Department of Biotechnology, Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India
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- Research and Development Department, Bangalore Biotech Labs (BiOZEEN), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalasalingam University, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of West Hungary, Szombathely, Hungary
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Czemierska M, Szcześ A, Hołysz L, Wiater A, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Characterisation of exopolymer R-202 isolated from Rhodococcus rhodochrous and its flocculating properties. Eur Polym J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Guo H, Hong C, Zheng B, Lu F, Jiang D, Qin W. Bioflocculants' production in a biomass-degrading bacterium using untreated corn stover as carbon source and use of bioflocculants for microalgae harvest. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:306. [PMID: 29270220 PMCID: PMC5738095 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0987-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bioflocculation has been developed as a cost-effective and environment-friendly method to harvest multiple microalgae. However, the high production cost of bioflocculants makes it difficult to scale up. In the current study, low-cost bioflocculants were produced from untreated corn stover by a biomass-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas sp. GO2. RESULTS Pseudomonas sp. GO2 showed excellent production ability of bioflocculants through directly hydrolyzing various biomasses. The untreated corn stover was selected as carbon source for bioflocculants' production due to its highest flocculating efficiency compared to that when using other biomasses as carbon source. The effects of fermentation parameters on bioflocculants' production were optimized via response surface methodology. According to the optimal model, an ideal flocculating efficiency of 99.8% was obtained with the fermentation time of 130.46 h, initial pH of 7.46, and biomass content of 0.64%. The relative importance of carboxymethyl cellulase and xylanase accounted for 51.8% in the process of bioflocculants' production by boosted regression tree analysis, further indicating that the bioflocculants were mainly from the hydrolysates of biomass. Biochemical analysis showed that it contained 59.0% polysaccharides with uronic acid (34.2%), 32.1% protein, and 6.1% nucleic acid in the bioflocculants, which had an average molecular weight as 1.33 × 106 Da. In addition, the bioflocculants showed the highest flocculating efficiency at a concentration of 12.5 mg L-1 and were stable over broad ranges of pH and temperature. The highest flocculating efficiencies obtained for Chlorella zofingiensis and Neochloris oleoabundans were 77.9 and 88.9%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The results indicated that Pseudomonas sp. GO2 can directly utilize various untreated lignocellulolytic biomasses to produce low-cost bioflocculants, which showed the high efficiency to harvest two green microalgae in a low GO2 fermentation broth/algal culture ratio.
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- Haipeng Guo
- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Canada
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Ningbo City, Ningbo, 315040 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, 311300 China
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- School of Biological Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1 Canada
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Czemierska M, Szcześ A, Pawlik A, Wiater A, Jarosz-Wilkołazka A. Production and characterisation of exopolymer from Rhodococcus opacus. Biochem Eng J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Assessment of Bacillus pumilus Isolated from Fresh Water Milieu for Bioflocculant Production. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/app6080211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Okaiyeto K, Nwodo UU, Okoli SA, Mabinya LV, Okoh AI. Implications for public health demands alternatives to inorganic and synthetic flocculants: bioflocculants as important candidates. Microbiologyopen 2016; 5:177-211. [PMID: 26914994 PMCID: PMC4831466 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Chemical flocculants are generally used in drinking water and wastewater treatment due to their efficacy and cost effectiveness. However, the question of their toxicity to human health and environmental pollution has been a major concern. In this article, we review the application of some chemical flocculants utilized in water treatment, and bioflocculants as a potential alternative to these chemical flocculants. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report in the literature that provides an up‐to‐date review of the relevant literature on both chemical flocculants and bioflocculants in one paper. As a result, this review paper comprehensively discussed the various chemical flocculants used in water treatment, including their advantages and disadvantages. It also gave insights into bioflocculants production, challenges, various factors influencing their flocculating efficiency and their industrial applications, as well as future research directions including improvement of bioflocculants yields and flocculating activity, and production of cation‐independent bioflocculants. The molecular biology and synthesis of bioflocculants are also discussed.
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- Kunle Okaiyeto
- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
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- GenØK - Centre for Biosafety, Science Park, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, 9291, Norway
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
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- SAMRC Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa.,Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice, 5700, South Africa
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- Sofia Bonilla T.
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto; 200 College St. Toronto ON M5S 3E5 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto; 200 College St. Toronto ON M5S 3E5 Canada
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Giri SS, Harshiny M, Sen SS, Sukumaran V, Park SC. Production and characterization of a thermostable bioflocculant from Bacillus subtilis F9, isolated from wastewater sludge. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 121:45-50. [PMID: 26091955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A bacterium isolated from wastewater sludge, identified as Bacillus subtilis F9, was confirmed to produce bioflocculant with excellent flocculation activity. The effects of culture conditions such as initial pH, temperature, carbon source, nitrogen source, and inoculum size on bioflocculant production were studied here. The results indicated that 2.32g/L of purified bioflocculant could be extracted with the following optimized conditions: 20gL(-1) sucrose as the carbon source, 3.5gL(-1) peptone as the nitrogen source, an initial pH of 7.0, and a temperature of 40°C. The purified bioflocculant consisted of 10.1% protein and 88.3% sugar, including 38.4% neutral sugar, 2.86% uronic acid, and 2.1% amino sugar. The neutral sugar consisted of sucrose, glucose, lactose, galactose, and mannose at a molar ratio of 2.7:4.7:3.2:9.1:0.8. Elemental analysis of the purified bioflocculant revealed that the weight fractions of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur were 30.8%, 5.3%, 54.7%, 6.4%, and 2.9%, respectively. Furthermore, the purified bioflocculant was pH tolerant within the range of 2-8 and thermotolerant from 10°C to 100°C, with optimal activity at pH 7.0 and at a temperature of 40°C. The purified bioflocculant showed industrial potential for the treatment of drinking water. Considering these properties, especially its low molecular weight (5.3×10(4)Da), this bioflocculant with excellent solubility and favorable flocculation activity is particularly suited for flocculating small particles.
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- Sib Sankar Giri
- Deptartment of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur 613403, Tamil Nadu, India; Lab of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151742, South Korea.
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- Deptartment of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur 613403, Tamil Nadu, India; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli 620015, India.
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- School of life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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- Deptartment of Biotechnology, Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur 613403, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Lab of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151742, South Korea.
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You G, Hou J, Xu Y, Wang C, Wang P, Miao L, Ao Y, Li Y, Lv B. Effects of CeO₂ nanoparticles on production and physicochemical characteristics of extracellular polymeric substances in biofilms in sequencing batch biofilm reactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2015; 194:91-98. [PMID: 26188551 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are a major component of biofilms that act as a gel-like matrix, binding the cells together to form their three-dimensional structure. The effects of ceria nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) on the production and physicochemical characteristics of EPS in biofilms in a sequencing batch biofilm reactor were investigated. Total EPS production, including loosely bound EPS (LB-EPS) and tightly bound EPS (TB-EPS), increased by 35.41% compared to in control tests without CeO2 NPs. Protein production increased by 47.02% (LB-EPS) and 58.83% (TB-EPS) after 50 mg/L CeO2 NP exposure. Three-dimensional excitation-emission fluorescence spectra revealed that tyrosine (LB-EPS) and aromatic (TB-EPS) protein-like substances formed after CeO2 NP exposure. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy results indicated the susceptibility of -OH and -NH2 in EPS hydroxyl and amine groups to CeO2 NPs. Exposure to 50 mg/L CeO2 NPs reduced the flocculating capacity of LB-EPS (51.78%) and TB-EPS (17.14%), consistent with the decreased zeta potential.
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- Guoxiang You
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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Okaiyeto K, Nwodo UU, Mabinya LV, Okoli AS, Okoh AI. Characterization of a Bioflocculant (MBF-UFH) Produced by Bacillus sp. AEMREG7. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:12986-3003. [PMID: 26062133 PMCID: PMC4490482 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160612986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 05/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A bioflocculant named MBF-UFH produced by a Bacillus species isolated from sediment samples of Algoa Bay of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa was characterized. The bacterial identification was through 16S rDNA sequencing; nucleotide sequences were deposited in GenBank as Bacillus sp. AEMREG7 with Accession Number KP659187. The production of the bioflocculant was observed to be closely associated with cell growth. The bioflocculant had the highest flocculating activity of 83.2% after 72 h of cultivation, and approximately 1.6 g of purified MBF-UFH was recovered from 1 L of fermentation broth. Its chemical analyses indicated that it is a glycoprotein composed of polysaccharide (76%) and protein (14%). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed that it consisted of hydroxyl, amide, carboxyl and methoxyl as the functional moieties. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the amorphous structure of MBF-UFH and flocculated kaolin clay particles. The maximum flocculating activity of 92.6% against kaolin clay suspension was achieved at 0.3 mg/mL over pH ranges of 3-11 with the peak flocculating rate at pH 8 in the presence of MgCl2. The bioflocculant retained high flocculating activity of 90% after heating at 100 °C for 1 h. MBF-UFH appears to have immense potential as an alternative to conventional chemical flocculants.
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- Kunle Okaiyeto
- South Africa-Medical Research Council (SA-MRC), Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
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- South Africa-Medical Research Council (SA-MRC), Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
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- South Africa-Medical Research Council (SA-MRC), Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
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- GenØK-Centre for Biosafety, Forskningsparken i Breivika, Postboks 6418, 9294 Tromsø, Norway.
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- South Africa-Medical Research Council (SA-MRC), Microbial Water Quality Monitoring Centre, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, 5700 Alice, South Africa.
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Bacillus toyonensis strain AEMREG6, a bacterium isolated from South African marine environment sediment samples produces a glycoprotein bioflocculant. Molecules 2015; 20:5239-59. [PMID: 25806549 PMCID: PMC6272666 DOI: 10.3390/molecules20035239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 03/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A bioflocculant-producing bacteria, isolated from sediment samples of a marine environment in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa demonstrated a flocculating activity above 60% for kaolin clay suspension. Analysis of the 16S ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (rDNA) nucleotide sequence of the isolate in the GenBank database showed 99% similarity to Bacillus toyonensis strain BCT-7112 and it was deposited in the GenBank as Bacillus toyonensis strain AEMREG6 with accession number KP406731. The bacteria produced a bioflocculant (REG-6) optimally in the presence of glucose and NH4NO3 as the sole carbon and nitrogen source, respectively, initial medium pH of 5 and Ca2+ as the cation of choice. Chemical analysis showed that purified REG-6 was a glycoprotein mainly composed of polysaccharide (77.8%) and protein (11.5%). It was thermally stable and had strong flocculating activity against kaolin suspension over a wide range of pH values (3-11) with a relatively low dosage requirement of 0.1 mg/mL in the presence of Mn2+. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) revealed the presence of hydroxyl, carboxyl and amide groups preferred for flocculation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that bridging was the main flocculation mechanism of REG-6. The outstanding flocculating performance of REG-6 holds great potential to replace the hazardous chemical flocculants currently used in water treatment.
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