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Characterization of a Bioflocculant Produced by a Consortium of Halomonas sp. Okoh and Micrococcus sp. Leo

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  • Kunle Okaiyeto

    (Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Uchechukwu U. Nwodo

    (Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Leonard V. Mabinya

    (Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

  • Anthony I. Okoh

    (Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South Africa)

Abstract

The physicochemical and flocculating properties of a bioflocculant produced by a bacterial consortium composed of Halomonas sp. Okoh and Micrococcus sp. Leo were investigated. The purified bioflocculant was cation and pH dependent, and optimally flocculated kaolin clay suspension at a dosage of 0.1 mg/mL. The flocculating activity of the bioflocculant was stimulated in the presence of Ca 2+ , Mn 2+ , Al 3+ and had a wide pH range of 2–10, with the highest flocculating activity of 86% at pH 8. The bioflocculant was thermostable and retained more than 70% of its flocculating activity after being heated at 80 °C for 30 min. Thermogravimetric analyses revealed a partial thermal decomposition of the biofloculant at 400 °C. The infrared spectrum showed the presence of hydroxyl, carboxyl and amino moieties as functional groups. The bioflocculant produced by the bacterial consortium appears to hold promising alternative to inorganic and synthetic organic flocculants that are widely used in wastewater treatment.

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  • Kunle Okaiyeto & Uchechukwu U. Nwodo & Leonard V. Mabinya & Anthony I. Okoh, 2013. "Characterization of a Bioflocculant Produced by a Consortium of Halomonas sp. Okoh and Micrococcus sp. Leo," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:10:p:5097-5110:d:29574
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    1. Ncedo Ntozonke & Kunle Okaiyeto & Arinze S. Okoli & Ademola O. Olaniran & Uchechukwu U. Nwodo & Anthony I. Okoh, 2017. "A Marine Bacterium, Bacillus sp. Isolated from the Sediment Samples of Algoa Bay in South Africa Produces a Polysaccharide-Bioflocculant," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-14, September.
    2. Tsolanku Sidney Maliehe & Albertus Kotze Basson & Nkosinathi Goodman Dlamini, 2019. "Removal of Pollutants in Mine Wastewater by a Non-Cytotoxic Polymeric Bioflocculant from Alcaligenes faecalis HCB2," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-17, October.
    3. Phakamani H. Tsilo & Albertus K. Basson & Zuzingcebo G. Ntombela & Tsolanku S. Maliehe & V.S.R. Rajasekhar Pullabhotla, 2022. "Production and Characterization of a Bioflocculant from Pichia kudriavzevii MH545928.1 and Its Application in Wastewater Treatment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.

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