Extracellular polymeric substances of bacteria and their potential environmental applications

TT More, JSS Yadav, S Yan, RD Tyagi… - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Biopolymers are considered a potential alternative to conventional chemical polymers
because of their ease of biodegradability, high efficiency, non-toxicity and non-secondary …

Recent advances in extracellular biopolymer flocculants

H Salehizadeh, N Yan - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracellular biopolymer flocculants (EBFs) are flocculating substances, consisting of
polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids, which are secreted in the culture broth by many …

Bacterial bioflocculants: a review of recent advances and perspectives

M Shahadat, TT Teng, M Rafatullah, ZA Shaikh… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recently, culturing of bioflocculants has attracted tremendous attention because of its
extraordinary flocculating activity and biodegradability to create a green and healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics biodegradation by biofloc-producing bacteria: an inventive biofloc technology approach

S Hossain, H Manan, ZNA Shukri, R Othman… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution has become a threat to aquaculture practices, as nearly all farming
systems are saturated with microplastics (MPs) particles. Current research on MPs is limited …

Bioflocculant production using palm oil mill and sago mill effluent as a fermentation feedstock: characterization and mechanism of flocculation

AH Hassimi, RE Hafiz, MH Muhamad… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to examine the production of bioflocculants using agricultural
wastewater as a fermentation feedstock under different temperatures and incubation times …

Characterization of a Bioflocculant (MBF-UFH) Produced by Bacillus sp. AEMREG7

K Okaiyeto, UU Nwodo, LV Mabinya, AS Okoli… - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant named MBF-UFH produced by a Bacillus species isolated from sediment
samples of Algoa Bay of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa was characterized. The …

Production of a bioflocculant from Pseudomonas veronii L918 using the hydrolyzate of peanut hull and its application in the treatment of ash-flushing wastewater …

W Liu, Y Hao, J Jiang, A Zhu, J Zhu, Z Dong - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, bioflocculant produced by Pseudomonas veronii L918 was applied to treat ash-
flushing wastewater. The strain L918 could convert the hydrolyzate of peanut hull into …

Bacillus toyonensis Strain AEMREG6, a Bacterium Isolated from South African Marine Environment Sediment Samples Produces a Glycoprotein Bioflocculant

K Okaiyeto, UU Nwodo, LV Mabinya, AI Okoh - Molecules, 2015 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant-producing bacteria, isolated from sediment samples of a marine environment
in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa demonstrated a flocculating activity above 60 …

Evaluation of flocculating performance of a thermostable bioflocculant produced by marine Bacillus sp.

K Okaiyeto, UU Nwodo, LV Mabinya… - Environmental …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study assessed the bioflocculant (named MBF-W7) production potential of a bacterial
isolate obtained from Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The 16S ribosomal …

Bioflocculant production from untreated corn stover using Cellulosimicrobium cellulans L804 isolate and its application to harvesting microalgae

W Liu, C Zhao, J Jiang, Q Lu, Y Hao, L Wang… - Biotechnology for …, 2015 - Springer
Background Microalgae are widely studied for biofuel production. Nevertheless, harvesting
step of biomass is still a critical challenge. Bioflocculants have been applied in numerous …