Treatment of dairy wastewater using a selected bacterial isolate, Alcaligenes sp. MMRR7.
Physicochemical and biologic analysis of dairy wastewater showed that the effluent had a high organic load (chemical oxygen demand [COD]: 5095 mg/L), an acidic pH (6.4), and a high probability of coliforms (most probable number [MPN] >1100). The various bacterial strains isolated and purified were identified as Sporolactobacillus sp., Citrobacter sp., Pseudomonas sp., Alcaligenes sp., Bacillus sp., Staphylococcus sp., and Proteus sp., as per the Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology. Among the five selected bacterial strains, the strain designated as MMRR7 and identified as Alcaligenes sp. was found to give a maximum reduction in COD (62%) in 5 d of incubation. Chemical coagulation using alum at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 mL was found to be effective in the primary treatment of the effluent. Studies on free-cell treatment of the coagulated effluent with the selected bacterial strain Alcaligenes sp. MMRR7 gave a maximum COD reduction of 91% in 120 h. This study clearly indicates the possibility of using Alcaligenes sp. MMRR7 for the effective treatment of dairy wastewater.
School of Biosciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala 686 560, India.
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D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D000534:Alum Compounds; D003612:Dairying; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
D000534:Alum Compounds; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012722:Sewage; C041524:aluminum sulfate