@article{scholars6009,
           pages = {466--471},
          volume = {150},
           title = {Flocculation behavior and mechanism of bioflocculant produced by Aspergillus flavus},
             doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.035},
       publisher = {Academic Press},
         journal = {Journal of Environmental Management},
            year = {2015},
            note = {cited By 79},
        abstract = {In this study, the flocculation behavior and mechanism of a cation-independent bioflocculant IH-7 produced by Aspergillus flavus were investigated. Results showed 91.6 was the lowest flocculating rate recorded by IH-7 (0.5mgL-1) at pH range 4-8. Moreover, IH-7 showed better flocculation performance than polyaluminum chloride (PAC) at a wide range of flocculant concentration (0.06-25mgL-1), temperature (5-45{\^A}oC) and salinity (10-60 w/w). The current study found that cation addition did not significantly enhance the flocculating rate and IH-7 is a positively charged bioflocculant. These findings suggest that charge neutralization is the main flocculation mechanism of IH-7 bioflocculant. IH-7 was significantly used to flocculate different types of suspended solids such as activated carbons, kaolin clays, soil solids and yeast cells. {\^A}{\copyright} 2014 Elsevier Ltd.},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84921261326&doi=10.1016\%2fj.jenvman.2014.12.035&partnerID=40&md5=a5df81a4acd75c408b42a9fa5e0dd79f},
            issn = {03014797},
          author = {Aljuboori, A. H. R. and Idris, A. and Al-joubory, H. H. R. and Uemura, Y. and Ibn Abubakar, B. S. U.},
        keywords = {activated carbon; calcium; calcium ion; iron; kaolin; magnesium; metal ion; polyaluminum chloride; polymer; potassium; sodium; unclassified drug; fungal polysaccharide; fungal protein, activated carbon; cation; concentration (composition); flocculation; fungus; kaolin; neutralization; pH; polymer, Article; Aspergillus flavus; Bacillus circulans; Bacillus licheniformis; Bacillus subtilis; bioflocculant; Chryseobacterium; Chryseobacterium daeguense; clay; cold exposure; colloid; controlled study; flocculation; Halomonas; nonhuman; pH; Proteus mirabilis; Pseudoalteromonas; salinity; scanning electron microscopy; soil; solid; surface charge; suspended particulate matter; temperature; thermostability; waste water management; water treatment; yeast cell; zeta potential; Aspergillus flavus; chemistry; human; metabolism; water management, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus flavus; Flocculation; Fungal Polysaccharides; Fungal Proteins; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kaolin; Temperature; Water Purification}
}