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Response of bacterial biosorbents to chemical treatment as influenced by cell membrane structure and impact on the adsorption behaviour of dyes

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dc.contributor.authorSimelane, Lwandle P.
dc.contributor.authorFosso-Kankeu, Elvis
dc.contributor.authorNjobeh, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorPandey, Sadanand
dc.contributor.researchID24838616 - Fosso-Kankeu, Elvis
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-14T12:36:47Z
dc.date.available2018-03-14T12:36:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe impact of cell membrane structure and adsorption capacity of dyes due to chemical treatment on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was studied. The adsorption was found to occur through a chemisorption mechanism. The adsorption capacity of treated bacteria was higher (68.49-161.29 mg/g) than untreated bacteria (9.37-29.11 mg/g) during the removal of methylene blue. Furthermore, the treatment allowed bacteria to adsorb methyl orange, which was not removed by untreated bacteria. The applied chemical treatment is therefore influenced by the cell membrane structure and could be considered to improve the adsorption capacity of bacteria for the removal of dyes from polluted wateren_US
dc.identifier.citationSimelane, L.P. et al. 2018. Response of bacterial biosorbents to chemical treatment as influenced by cell membrane structure and impact on the adsorption behaviour of dyes. Current science, 114(4):826-834. [https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v114/i04/826-834]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0011-3891
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/26590
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v114/i04/826-834
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.currentscience.ac.in/php/auth.php?authid=51533&author=Fosso-Kankeu,%20Elvis
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCurrent Science Associationen_US
dc.subjectAdsorption affinityen_US
dc.subjectBacteriaen_US
dc.subjectBioremediationen_US
dc.subjectChemical treatmenten_US
dc.subjectDyesen_US
dc.subjectWater pollutionen_US
dc.titleResponse of bacterial biosorbents to chemical treatment as influenced by cell membrane structure and impact on the adsorption behaviour of dyesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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