Bioremediation of Agro-Based Pulp Mill Effluent by Microbial Consortium Comprising Autochthonous Bacteria
Joint Authors
Kumar, Virendra
Kumar, Anil
Dhall, Purnima
Prakash Singh, Yogendra
Kumar, Rita
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Small-scale agro-based pulp and paper mills are characterized as highly polluting industries.
These mills use Kraft pulping process for paper manufacturing due to which toxic lignified chemicals are released into the environment.
Lack of infrastructure, technical manpower, and research and development facilities restricts these mills to recover these chemicals.
Therefore, the chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the emanating stream is quite high.
For solving the above problem, four bacteria were isolated from the premises of agro-based pulp and paper mill which were identified as species of Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Pannonibacter, and Ochrobacterum.
These bacteria were found capable of reducing COD up to 85%–86.5% in case of back water and 65-66% in case of back water : black liquor (60 : 40), respectively, after acclimatization under optimized conditions (pH 6.8, temperature 35°C, and shaking 200 rpm) when the wastewater was supplemented with nitrogen and phosphorus as trace elements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kumar, Virendra& Dhall, Purnima& Kumar, Rita& Prakash Singh, Yogendra& Kumar, Anil. 2012. Bioremediation of Agro-Based Pulp Mill Effluent by Microbial Consortium Comprising Autochthonous Bacteria. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447749
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kumar, Virendra…[et al.]. Bioremediation of Agro-Based Pulp Mill Effluent by Microbial Consortium Comprising Autochthonous Bacteria. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447749
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kumar, Virendra& Dhall, Purnima& Kumar, Rita& Prakash Singh, Yogendra& Kumar, Anil. Bioremediation of Agro-Based Pulp Mill Effluent by Microbial Consortium Comprising Autochthonous Bacteria. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447749
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447749