Production and characterization of a bioflocculant by Proteus mirabilis TJ-1
2008
Xia, Siqing | Zhang, Zhiqiang | Wang, Xuejiang | Yang, Aming | Chen, Ling | Zhao, Jianfu | Leonard, Didier | Jaffrezic-Renault, N (Nicole)
A bioflocculant TJ-F1 with high flocculating activity, produced by strain TJ-1 from a mixed activated sludge, was investigated with regard to its production and characterization. By 16S rDNA sequence and biochemical and physiological characteristics, strain TJ-1 was identified as Proteus mirabilis. The most preferred carbon source, nitrogen source and C/N ratio (w/w) for strain TJ-1 to produce the bioflocculant were found to be glucose, peptone and 10, respectively. TJ-F1 production could be greatly stimulated by cations Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Fe³⁺. The optimal conditions for TJ-F1 production were inoculum size 2[per thousand] (v/v), initial pH 7.0, culture temperature 25°C, and shaking speed 130r/min, under which the flocculating activity of the bioflocculant reached 93.13%. About 1.33g of the purified bioflocculant, whose molecular weight (MW) was 1.2x10⁵ Da, could be recovered from 1.0l of fermentation broth. Chemical analysis of bioflocculant TJ-F1 indicated that it contained protein (30.9%, w/w) and acid polysaccharide (63.1%, w/w), including neutral sugar, glucuronic acid and amino sugar as the principal constituents in the relative weight proportions of 8.2:5.3:1. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the purified solid-state TJ-F1 showed that it had a crystal-linear structure. Spectroscopic analysis of the bioflocculant by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry indicated the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl and amino groups preferred for the flocculation process.
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