Implications for public health demands alternatives to inorganic and synthetic flocculants: bioflocculants as important candidates

K Okaiyeto, UU Nwodo, SA Okoli… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical flocculants are generally used in drinking water and wastewater treatment due to
their efficacy and cost effectiveness. However, the question of their toxicity to human health …

A review of the production process of bacteria-based polymeric flocculants

SNHA Bakar, HA Hasan, SRS Abdullah… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilisation of chemical flocculants in water and wastewater treatment has drawn several
concerns especially in terms of further toxicity and its effect to the environment. The …

Characterization and application of bioflocculant prepared by Rhodococcus erythropolis using sludge and livestock wastewater as cheap culture media

L Peng, C Yang, G Zeng, L Wang, C Dai, Z Long… - Applied microbiology …, 2014 - Springer
A new bioflocculant was produced by culturing Rhodococcus erythropolis in a cheap
medium. When culture pH was 7.0, inoculum size was 2%(v/v), Na 2 HPO 4 concentration …

Production and Characterization of a Bioflocculant Produced by Bacillus salmalaya 139SI-7 and Its Applications in Wastewater Treatment

ZM Abu Tawila, S Ismail, A Dadrasnia, MM Usman - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The production, optimization, and characterization of the bioflocculant QZ-7 synthesized by a
novel Bacillus salmalaya strain 139SI isolated from a private farm soil in Selangor, Malaysia …

Bioflocculant Production by Virgibacillus sp. Rob Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

S Cosa, LV Mabinya, AO Olaniran, OO Okoh… - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant-producing marine bacterium previously isolated from marine sediment of
Algoa Bay was screened for flocculant production. Comparative analysis of 16S rDNA …

Assessment of Bioflocculant Production by Bacillus sp. Gilbert, a Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay

P Nontembiso, C Sekelwa, MV Leonard, OI Anthony - Marine drugs, 2011 - mdpi.com
The bioflocculant-producing potentials of a marine bacteria isolated from the bottom
sediment of Algoa Bay was investigated using standard methods. The 16S rDNA sequence …

Thermostable Bacterial Bioflocculant Produced by Cobetia Spp. Isolated from Algoa Bay (South Africa)

A Ugbenyen, S Cosa, L Mabinya, OO Babalola… - International Journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
A novel bioflocculant-producing bacteria was isolated from sediment samples of Algoa Bay
in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa and the effect of culture conditions on the …

Assessment of Bacillus pumilus Isolated from Fresh Water Milieu for Bioflocculant Production

B Makapela, K Okaiyeto, N Ntozonke, UU Nwodo… - Applied Sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant produced by a Bacillus species was assessed with regards to its
physiochemical properties and flocculating efficiency. Identification of the bacteria through …

Studies on Bioflocculant Production by Arthrobacter sp. Raats, a Freshwater Bacteria Isolated from Tyume River, South Africa

LV Mabinya, S Cosa, U Nwodo, AI Okoh - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant-producing bacteria was isolated from Tyume River in the Eastern Cape
Province, South Africa and identified by 16S rRNA gene nucleotide sequence to have 91 …

Halomonas sp. OKOH—A Marine Bacterium Isolated from the Bottom Sediment of Algoa Bay—Produces a Polysaccharide Bioflocculant: Partial Characterization and …

LV Mabinya, S Cosa, N Mkwetshana, AI Okoh - Molecules, 2011 - mdpi.com
A bioflocculant-producing bacterium isolated from seawater was identified based on 16S
rRNA gene nucleotide sequence to have 99% similarity to that of Halomonas sp. Au160H …