Biosorption Characteristics of Extracellular Polymeric Substance (EPS) Produced by Rhizobium radiobacter for Removal of Cu (II) and Mn (II) Ions Form Aqueous Solutions

Author(s):  
Li-Li Wang ◽  
Fang Ma ◽  
Shan-Shan Feng ◽  
De-Zhi Sun ◽  
Bing Yu ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Wang ◽  
Jixian Yang ◽  
Zhonglin Chen ◽  
Xiaowei Liu ◽  
Fang Ma

Abstract The extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced from Rhizobium radiobacter F2, designated as EPSF2, was investigated as a biosorbent for the removal of Pb(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solution. The optimum biosorption pH values were 5.0 for Pb(II) and 6.0 for Zn(II). Kinetics study revealed that the biosorption followed pseudo-first-order model well, and the equilibrium data fit the Langmuir model better. The adsorbed metal ions could be effectively desorbed by HCl. Desrobed EPSF2 regained 80% of the initial biosorption capacity after five cycles of biosorption-desorption-elution. These results demonstrated that EPSF2 could be a promising alternative for Pb(II) and Zn(II) removal from aqueous solution.


Biofilms ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. Domozych ◽  
S. Kort ◽  
S. Benton ◽  
T. Yu

The desmid Penium margaritaceum is a common resident of biofilms of shallow Adirondack wetlands in New York State, USA. It was isolated and grown in the laboratory where it readily formed biofilms and produced large amounts of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS). The EPS was separated into two fractions: an EPS gel and soluble EPS. Both fractions were rich in xylose, fucose and glucuronic acid. The EPS gels contained large amounts of 3-linked, 4-linked and 3,4-linked fucose, 3,4-linked glucuronic acid and terminal xylose linkages. The EPS gel consisted of a fibrillar matrix that linked cells and cell substrate together. Immunofluorescence analysis using an anti-EPS antibody revealed that EPS secretion occurs in several different modes, which contributes to initial adhesion, capsule formation and gliding.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayanta Kumar Biswas ◽  
Anurupa Banerjee ◽  
Binoy Sarkar ◽  
Dibyendu Sarkar ◽  
Santosh Kumar Sarkar ◽  
...  

The present study shows the potential of an extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by Bacillus licheniformis strain KX657843 isolated from earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) gut in the sorption of Cu(II) and Zn(II) and in flocculation. After harvesting bacterial cells from sucrose supplemented denitrifying culture medium, the EPS was extracted following ethanolic extraction method. The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and 1H and 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) of EPS revealed its functional groups, electronegative constituents, unsaturated carbon, and carbonyl groups. The negatively charged functional groups of carbohydrates and protein moiety of the EPS endowed it with heavy metal binding capacity through electrostatic interactions. The highest flocculation activity (83%) of EPS was observed at 4 mg L−1 and pH 11. The metal sorption by EPS increased with increasing pH. At pH 8, the EPS was able to remove 86 and 81% Cu(II) and Zn(II), respectively, from a 25 mg L−1 metal solution. 94.8% of both the metals at 25 mg L−1 metal solutions were removed by EPS at EPS concentration of 100 mg L−1. From Langmuir isotherm model, the maximum sorption capacities of EPS were calculated to be 58.82 mg g−1 for Cu(II) and 52.45 mg g−1 for Zn(II). The bacterial EPS showed encouraging flocculating and metal sorption properties. The potential to remove Cu(II) and Zn(II) implies that the EPS obtained from the earthworm gut bacteria can be used as an effective agent for environmental remediation of heavy metals and in bioflocculation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 2000108
Author(s):  
Nid'a H. Alshraiedeh ◽  
Stephen A. Kelly ◽  
Thomas P. Thompson ◽  
Padrig B. Flynn ◽  
Michael M. Tunney ◽  
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RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (108) ◽  
pp. 106600-106607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Li ◽  
Yanzhuo Pan ◽  
Na Zhang ◽  
Xueyan Wang ◽  
Weizhi Zhou

A novel isolated bacteriumPseudoalteromonassp. CF10-13 could reduce Cr(vi) to Cr(iii) by periplasic reductase with Cr(iii) bound to functional groups in extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) or leached to media as soulbe organic-Cr(iii).


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