Hexavalent Chromium Removal by Candida sp. in a Concentric Draft-Tube Airlift Bioreactor

Guillén-Jiménez, Flor de María; Netzahuatl-Muñoz, Alma Rosa; Morales-Barrera, Liliana; Cristiani-Urbina, Eliseo

Hexavalent Chromium Removal by Candida sp. in a Concentric Draft-Tube Airlift Bioreactor

2009

Guillén-Jiménez, Flor de María | Netzahuatl-Muñoz, Alma Rosa | Morales-Barrera, Liliana | Cristiani-Urbina, Eliseo

The main purpose of this work was to conduct a kinetic study on cell growth and hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] removal by Candida sp. FGSFEP in a concentric draft-tube airlift bioreactor. The yeast was batch-cultivated in a 5.2-l airlift bioreactor containing culture medium with an initial Cr(VI) concentration of 1.5 mM. The maximum specific growth rate of Candida sp. FGSFEP in the airlift bioreactor was 0.0244 h⁻¹, which was 71.83% higher than that obtained in flasks. The yeast strain was capable of reducing 1.5 mM Cr(VI) completely and exhibited a high volumetric rate [1.64 mg Cr(VI) l⁻¹ h⁻¹], specific rate [0.95 mg Cr(VI) g⁻¹ biomass h⁻¹] and capacity [44.38 mg Cr(VI) g⁻¹ biomass] of Cr(VI) reduction in the airlift bioreactor, with values higher than those obtained in flasks. Therefore, culture of Candida sp. FGSFEP in a concentric draft-tube airlift bioreactor could be a promising technological alternative for the aerobic treatment of Cr(VI)-contaminated industrial effluents.

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