Production of bioflocculant by staphylococcus cohnii ssp. from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME)
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2012-09Author
Wong, Yee Shian
Ong, Soon An, Dr.
Teng, Tjoon Tow
Nabilah Aminah, Lutpi
Kumaran, Kasthuri
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Staphylococcus cohnii ssp. was found to produce a bioflocculant with high flocculating activity for kaolin suspension. Using optimized culture conditions, a flocculating activity of 70.3 % at a bioflocculation concentration of 0.3 mg/L at pH 7 with Ca 2+ as the cation and 88.9 % in 1.2 mg/L of bioflocculant concentration for Al 3+ as the cation was obtained for bacteria that were incubated at temperature of 40 °C for 2-day incubation period. It was found to be effective for flocculation of a kaolin suspension over weakly acidic pH (6-8); divalent and trivalent (Ca 2+ and Al 3+) enhanced the flocculating activity. This bioflocculant possesses a good flocculating activity, which can be promoted by the addition of trivalent and bivalent cations in kaolin suspension.
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11270-012-1147-zhttp://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/dspace/handle/123456789/32076