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Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review

Organic and synthetic flocculants are conventional flocculants used in wastewater treatment and tap water purification. The challenges of toxic residue and the resultant secondary pollutants generated from organic and synthetic flocculants have attracted research efforts towards microbial extracellu...

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Main Authors: Mohammed, J. N., Wan Dagang, W. R. Z.
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Published: Springer 2019
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Q Science (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89247/
http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40710-019-00372-z
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spelling my.utm.892472021-02-09T02:37:26Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89247/ Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review Mohammed, J. N. Wan Dagang, W. R. Z. Q Science (General) Organic and synthetic flocculants are conventional flocculants used in wastewater treatment and tap water purification. The challenges of toxic residue and the resultant secondary pollutants generated from organic and synthetic flocculants have attracted research efforts towards microbial extracellular polymers as nontoxic and biodegradable substitutes. However, the bioflocculants themselves have been associated with high production costs and low efficiency. To address these challenges, tremendous efforts have been made to hybridise cations with the bioflocculants. The contradictory reports on the role of cations in bioflocculation have necessitated this review. This paper reviews the relevant and recent literature on EPS-cation structuring, cationization of bioflocculants, the efficiency of the cationization of bioflocculants, the factors affecting cation induced bioflocculation, and the mechanisms of cation induced bioflocculation. Variations in experimental procedures microbial species and growth medium composition yield bioflocculants with positive or negative functional sites and may be responsible for the contradictory effect of the cations. Establishment of a standard fermentation system that could elucidate the mechanism of cation induced bioflocculation and of the standard techniques for evaluation of the cationic content of wastewater treated with cationized bioflocculants is needded for better understanding of the cation stimulated bioflocculation. Springer 2019 Article PeerReviewed Mohammed, J. N. and Wan Dagang, W. R. Z. (2019) Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review. Environmental Processes, 6 (2). pp. 355-376. ISSN 2198-7491 http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40710-019-00372-z DOI: 10.1007/s40710-019-00372-z
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Mohammed, J. N.
Wan Dagang, W. R. Z.
Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
description Organic and synthetic flocculants are conventional flocculants used in wastewater treatment and tap water purification. The challenges of toxic residue and the resultant secondary pollutants generated from organic and synthetic flocculants have attracted research efforts towards microbial extracellular polymers as nontoxic and biodegradable substitutes. However, the bioflocculants themselves have been associated with high production costs and low efficiency. To address these challenges, tremendous efforts have been made to hybridise cations with the bioflocculants. The contradictory reports on the role of cations in bioflocculation have necessitated this review. This paper reviews the relevant and recent literature on EPS-cation structuring, cationization of bioflocculants, the efficiency of the cationization of bioflocculants, the factors affecting cation induced bioflocculation, and the mechanisms of cation induced bioflocculation. Variations in experimental procedures microbial species and growth medium composition yield bioflocculants with positive or negative functional sites and may be responsible for the contradictory effect of the cations. Establishment of a standard fermentation system that could elucidate the mechanism of cation induced bioflocculation and of the standard techniques for evaluation of the cationic content of wastewater treated with cationized bioflocculants is needded for better understanding of the cation stimulated bioflocculation.
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author Mohammed, J. N.
Wan Dagang, W. R. Z.
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Wan Dagang, W. R. Z.
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title Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
title_short Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
title_full Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
title_fullStr Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
title_full_unstemmed Role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
title_sort role of cationization in bioflocculant efficiency: a review
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publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89247/
http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40710-019-00372-z
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