Isolation and identification of chromium reducing bacteria from tannery effluent

Hexavalent chromium reduction by bacteria from tannery effluent.

Chromium is generated from several industrial processes. It occurs in different oxidation states, but Cr(III) and Cr(VI) are the most common ones. Cr(VI) is a toxic, soluble environmental contaminant. Some bacteria are able to reduce hexavalent chromium to the insoluble and less toxic Cr(III), and thus chromate bioremediation is of considerable interest. An indigenous chromium-reducing bacteria...

Isolation, characterization and molecular identification of bacteria from tannery effluent using 16S rRNA sequencing

The present study deals with isolation, identification and analysis of bacteria from tannery effluent through 16S rRNA based molecular technique. Bacterial strain was isolated and characterized using various biochemical tests and confirmed through molecular approach. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene was amplified using suitable primers. The amplified 16S rRNA gene sequence was compared with the sequence...

Isolation and molecular characterization of bacterial Strains from tannery effluent and reduction of chromium

Biotransformation of chromium (Cr-VI to Cr III) from tannery effluent using bacteria and fungi

Chromium, a priority pollutant is well known for its mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and teratogenicity in humans, animals and plants. Extensive use of chromium in industries such as leather tanning, stainless-steel production, electroplating and wood preservatives have resulted in extensive chromium contaminated soil and ground water. Microorganisms are involved in the removal of toxic wastes, b...

Biosorption of Chromium from Tannery Effluent Using Biomass of Sargassum

The release of chromium into water bodies is one of the major concerns of tannery industries. The present work deals with the determination of Chromium removal capacity of powdered biomass of Sargassum wightii (Greville) in synthetically prepared as well as real tannery effluent. The maximum adsorption was obtained after 12 hours of exposure at pH-4, in 8g/L biomass concentration of the seaweed...