Removal of heavy metals in lake water using bioflocculant produced by Bacillus subtilis

Nurul Amirah Jamaluddin, . and Choong Chiou Dih, . and Zufarzaana Zulkeflee, . Removal of heavy metals in lake water using bioflocculant produced by Bacillus subtilis. pp. 89-101. ISSN 1511-3701

Bioflocculant is the extracellular polymeric substances that are produced as by-products of microbial growth with flocculating capabilities. Accordingly a potential bioflocculant producing bacterium was isolated from lake water and had been identified as Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis). The removal of heavy metals from synthetic wastewater and lake water samples that had been treated with bioflocculant produced by the strain was investigated. Synthetic wastewater samples were prepared by spiking the solution with known concentration of Cd Cr Cu whereas the lake water samples had been collected from Cempaka Lake Bangi Malaysia. Concentration of the metals in the samples before and after treatment by the bioflocculant was measured using ICP-MS. The removal of heavy metals in synthetic wastewater was found to be ineffective without further pH and dosage manipulations. On the other hand heavy metals found in the lake water samples (Al Zn Fe Cu) were effectively removed at 92.9 0.943 86.2 and 68.1 respectively; the treatment was optimised at pH 2 (p0.05) while effects of varying dosages were proven insignificant (p0.05). Bioflocculant produced by B. subtilis had been proven to be a good alternative to chemically-based solution in remediating heavy metal polluted waters.

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Abstract

Bioflocculant is the extracellular polymeric substances that are produced as by-products of microbial growth with flocculating capabilities. Accordingly a potential bioflocculant producing bacterium was isolated from lake water and had been identified as Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis). The removal of heavy metals from synthetic wastewater and lake water samples that had been treated with bioflocculant produced by the strain was investigated. Synthetic wastewater samples were prepared by spiking the solution with known concentration of Cd Cr Cu whereas the lake water samples had been collected from Cempaka Lake Bangi Malaysia. Concentration of the metals in the samples before and after treatment by the bioflocculant was measured using ICP-MS. The removal of heavy metals in synthetic wastewater was found to be ineffective without further pH and dosage manipulations. On the other hand heavy metals found in the lake water samples (Al Zn Fe Cu) were effectively removed at 92.9 0.943 86.2 and 68.1 respectively; the treatment was optimised at pH 2 (p0.05) while effects of varying dosages were proven insignificant (p0.05). Bioflocculant produced by B. subtilis had been proven to be a good alternative to chemically-based solution in remediating heavy metal polluted waters.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Bacillus subtilis
AGROVOC Term:	Gram positive bacteria
AGROVOC Term:	Flocculation
AGROVOC Term:	Bioremediation
AGROVOC Term:	Lakes
AGROVOC Term:	Heavy metals
AGROVOC Term:	Water pollution
AGROVOC Term:	Wastewater treatment
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8125

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