Metal and polymer based materials are the conventional coagulants used in water and
wastewater treatment operations. Despite the wide applicability of these genera of …

Extracellular biopolymer flocculants (EBFs) are flocculating substances, consisting of
polysaccharides, proteins, and lipids, which are secreted in the culture broth by many …

Sugarcane spent wash generates waste at a large scale that impacts the environment,
hence the classic waste reuse technology needs to be implemented. An integrated …

The effects of temperature, agitation and aeration on glycoprotein GP-1 production by
Streptomyces kanasenisi ZX01 in bench-scale fermentors were systematically investigated …

Two bioflocculant producing bacterial isolates from mining soil samples were investigated
for their application in heavy metal removal. The bacterial isolates were identified as …

Background Actinobacteria from freshwater habitats have been explored less than from
other habitats in the search for compounds of pharmaceutical value. This study highlighted …

In the class Actinobacteria, the renowned genus Streptomyces comprised of a group of
uniquely complex bacteria that capable of synthesizing a great variety of bioactive …

In order to improve dispersibility, chemical stability and magnetic flocculation performance,
Fe 3 O 4 was functionalized through SiO 2 coating. The characterization of Fe 3 O 4/SiO 2 …

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 …

Bioflocculants have been applied in numerous applications including heavy metals removal.
A major bottleneck for commercial application of bioflocculant is its high production cost …