Production and application of a novel bioflocculant by multiple-microorganismconsortia using brewery wastewater as carbon source
ZHANG Zhi-qiang , LIN Bo , XIA Si-qing , WANG Xue-jiang , YANG A-ming
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Received July 26, 2006,Revised November 06, 2006, Accepted , Available online
Volume 19,2007,Pages 667-673
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The flocculating activity of a novel bioflocculant MMF1 produced by multiple-microorganism consortia MM1 was investigated.
MM1 was composed of strain BAFRT4 identified as Staphylococcus sp. and strain CYGS1 identified as Pseudomonas sp. The
flocculating activity of MMF1 isolated from the screening medium was 82.9%, which is remarkably higher than that of the bioflocculant
produced by either of the strains under the same condition. Brewery wastewater was also used as the carbon source for MM1, and the
cost-e ective production medium for MM1 mainly comprised 1.0 L brewery water (chemical oxygen demand (COD) 5000 mg/L),
0.5 g/L urea, 0.5 g/L yeast extract, and 0.2 g/L (NH4)2SO4. The optimal conditions for the production of MMF1 was inoculum size
2%, initial pH 6.0, cultivating temperature 30°C, and shaking speed 160 r/min, under which the flocculating activity of the MMF1
reached 96.8%. Fifteen grams of purified bioflocculant could be recovered from 1.0 L of fermentation broth. MMF1 was identified as
a macromolecular substance containing both protein and polysaccharide. It showed good flocculating performance in treating indigotin
printing and dyeing wastewater, and the maximal removal e ciencies of COD and chroma were 79.2% and 86.5%, respectively.
