Abstract
Chromium is one of the most widely used metals in industry. Hexavalent form [Cr(VI)], which is found in industrial discharges, is very toxic and very soluble in water. From soil taken from an abandoned lead and iron mine, a bacterial strain capable of reducing Cr(VI) was isolated and identified as Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41. Objective of this work was to evaluate the power of this bacterium to reduce Cr(VI). Results obtained showed that this bacterium is capable of eliminating 100 mg/L of Cr(VI) after 48 h (pH 8 and temperature 30 °C). For modeling biosorption kinetics, pseudo-first-order and intraparticle diffusion models gave a better fit. Furthermore, the adsorption mechanism conformed well to Langmuir’s isothermal model indicating monolayer type sorption. Biomass analysis of this bacterium before and after contact with chromium by scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray and by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that the surface ligands of bacterial wall are probably responsible for biosorption and bioreduction process. These results suggest a potential application of B. paraconglomeratum ER41 in bioremediation of polluted discharges.
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Harboul, K., Alouiz, I., Hammani, K. et al. Isotherm and kinetics modeling of biosorption and bioreduction of the Cr(VI) by Brachybacterium paraconglomeratum ER41. Extremophiles 26, 30 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00792-022-01278-9
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