title: Production of a novel bioflocculant by Bacillus licheniformis X14 and its application to low temperature drinking water treatment.
abstract: A novel bioflocculant ZS-7 produced by Bacillus licheniformis X14 was investigated with regard to its synthesis and application to low temperature drinking water treatment. The effects of culture conditions including pH, carbon source, nitrogen source, temperature, inoculum size and shaking speed on ZS-7 production were studied. The purified bioflocculant was identified as a glycoprotein consisting of polysaccharide (91.5%, w/w) and protein (8.4%, w/w), with an approximate molecular weight of 6.89 x 10(4)Da. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) indicated the presence of amino, amide, carboxyl, methoxyl and hydroxyl groups. This bioflocculant showed good flocculating performance and industrial potential for treatment of low temperature drinking water, and the maximum removal efficiencies of COD(Mn) and turbidity were 61.2% and 95.6%, respectively, which were better than conventional chemical flocculants. Charge neutralization and bridging were proposed as the reasons for the enhanced performance based upon the experimental observations.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China. eeshuanjing@163.com
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Heng-yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Ruo-wei
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hua-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005427:Flocculation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D013053:Spectrophotometry / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; C554584:bioflocculant ZS-7, Bacillus licheniformis X14; D014867:Water; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen