Biotransformation Of Hexavalent To Trivalent Chromium In Industrial Effluents

Biotransformation of Hexavalent Chromium by Acinetobacter iwofii

In the present study, bio reduction of hexavalent Chromium, a transition metal, known for its high solubility and carcinogenicity, using a sewage isolate was tested under controlled laboratory conditions. The objective of the study included determination of the extent of bio degradation of Cr[VI] by the isolate, characterization of the isolate and testing the degradation potential of the isolat...

Removal of Trivalent and Hexavalent Chromium by Seaweed Biosorbent

Protonated or Ca-form Sargassum seaweed biomass bound up to 40 mg/g of Cr(III) by ion exchange at pH 4. An ion-exchange model assuming that the only species taken up by the biomass was Cr(OH)2+ successfully fitted the experimental biosorption data for Cr(III). The maximum uptake of Cr(VI) by protonated Sargassum biomass at pH 2 was explained by simultaneous anion exchange and Cr(VI) to Cr(III) ...

Pollution Prevention Technology Profile Trivalent Chromium Replacements for Hexavalent Chromium Plating

Chronic toxicity studies. II. Hexavalent and trivalent chromium administered in drinking water to rats.

Acute toxicity of chromium by topical exposure or inhalation resulting in ulcerlike lesions has been recognized as an industrial hazard for many years. 1 Prolonged exposure to chromate mists has been suggested as contributing to the high incidence of lung cancer in certain industries.2•3 Acute poisoning by ingestion is.. well documented.4·5 Animal studies haYe also been made to determine sympto...

Reflections on hexavalent chromium: health hazards of an industrial heavyweight.

Chromium has been used commercially in the United States for more than 100 years in metal alloys and other compounds, as a pigment, and in the tanning and metal plating industries, and many studies have looked at its effects in terms of occupational health. But, although scientists know that Cr(VI) is a human carcinogen and that it can cause other deleterious health effects including kidney and...