relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/6009/
title: Flocculation behavior and mechanism of bioflocculant produced by Aspergillus flavus
creator: Aljuboori, A.H.R.
creator: Idris, A.
creator: Al-joubory, H.H.R.
creator: Uemura, Y.
creator: Ibn Abubakar, B.S.U.
description: 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°C) 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. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
publisher: Academic Press
date: 2015
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Aljuboori, A.H.R. and Idris, A. and Al-joubory, H.H.R. and Uemura, Y. and Ibn Abubakar, B.S.U.  (2015) Flocculation behavior and mechanism of bioflocculant produced by Aspergillus flavus.  Journal of Environmental Management, 150.  pp. 466-471.  ISSN 03014797     
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relation: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.035
identifier: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.035