Manuscript Title:

BIOREMEDIATION OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM BY USING CYANOBACTERIA AND ITS APPLICATION OF THE BEST ISOTHERMS

Author:

KISHORE MENDAM, YERKALA KUMAR, NIHARIKA BURGULA, VINEELA SAI MEGAVATH, USHA SREE ANANDAS, A. RAJANI, A. KAVITHA, THIRUPATHI PADALA, SHANTHI KUTHADI​

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/P4Y6E

Published : 2022-03-10

About the author(s)

1. KISHORE MENDAM - Department of Zoology & Botany, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
2. YERKALA KUMAR - Department of Zoology & Botany, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
3. NIHARIKA BURGULA - R&D division, Sri Yuva Biotech Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
4. VINEELA SAI MEGAVATH - R&D division, Sri Yuva Biotech Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
5. USHA SREE ANANDAS - Department of Botany & Applied Nutrition, Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy Womens College, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
6. A. RAJANI - Department of Botany & Applied Nutrition, Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy Womens College, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
7. A. KAVITHA - Department of Botany & Applied Nutrition, Raja Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy Womens College, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
8. THIRUPATHI PADALA - Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College for Women, Jagtial, Telangana, India.
9. SHANTHI KUTHADI​ - Dept of Microbiology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) removal from synthetic waters using locally available Cyanobacteria is also called blue-green algae are commonly found in lakes, rivers, and ponds. Various sorption factors like optimum pH, period of exposure, biomass dose, and primary chromium concentrations were investigated to originate their impacts on the sorption of Cr(VI). FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy) and SEM (Scanning electron microscopy) were used to examine the biosorption mechanisms of Cr(VI) ions onto blue-green algal biomass. The Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models accurately illustrate the equilibrium experimental results. The Results indicated that the biosorption of blue-green algal biomass was shown to be biomass and pH-dependent. The hexavalent chromium removal efficiency was found to be 97.6% for an initial chromium concentration of 500 mg/L within 60 minutes at pH 2, 250 rpm, and a 10g/L blue-green algal biomass dose. According to the Langmuir isotherm, the highest biosorption ability was about 396 mg/g of dry biomass, and the Freundlich constants Kf and n were 0.514 [mg/g (1/mg) n] and 32.73, respectively. At the outset, the study of “blue-green algae” can be well-advised as a propitious and precious universal adsorbent to treat the waters contaminated with toxic Cr(VI) ions.


Keywords

Biosorption, Blue-green algae, Hexavalent chromium, Heavy metal pollution, Isotherm models, Water pollution.