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- Title
Genetic characterization, nickel tolerance, biosorption, kinetics, and uptake mechanism of a bacterium isolated from electroplating industrial effluent.
- Authors
Nagarajan, N.; Gunasekaran, P.; Rajendran, P.
- Abstract
Electroplating industries in Madurai city produce approximately 49 000 L of wastewater and 1200 L of sludge every day revealing 687-5569 ppm of nickel (Ni) with other contaminants. Seventeen Ni-tolerant bacterial strains were isolated from nutrient-enriched effluents. Among them one hyper Ni accumulating strain was scored and identified as Bacillus cereus VP17 on the basis of morphology, biochemical tests, 16S rDNA gene sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. Equilibrium data of Ni(II) ions using the bacterium as sorbent at isothermal conditions (37 °C) and pH 6 were best adjusted by Langmuir ( R2 = 0.6268) and Freundlich models ( R2 = 0.9505). Experimental validation reveals Ni sorption takes place on a heterogeneous surface of the biosorbent, and predicted metal sorption capacity is 434 ppm. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model fitted the biosorption kinetic data better than the pseudo-first-order kinetic model ( R2 = 0.9963 and 0.3625). Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies of the bacterial strain with and without Ni(II) ion reveals the biosorption mechanism. The results conclude possibilities of using B. cereus VP17 for Ni bioremediation.
- Subjects
SEWAGE microbiology; BACTERIAL physiology; EFFECT of heavy metals on bacteria; SORPTION; GENE expression in bacteria; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; ELECTROPLATING industry
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2015, Vol 61, Issue 4, p297
- ISSN
0008-4166
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/cjm-2014-0504