Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing

The toxicity of molybdenum to ruminants and its general toxicity to spermatogenesis in animals are increasingly being reported. Its contamination of aquatic bodies has been reported, and this necessitates its removal. In this work, we utilize the dialysis tubing method coupled with the molybdenum-re...

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Main Authors: Abd Shukor, Mohd Shukri, Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
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Published: Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2015
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author Abd Shukor, Mohd Shukri
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description The toxicity of molybdenum to ruminants and its general toxicity to spermatogenesis in animals are increasingly being reported. Its contamination of aquatic bodies has been reported, and this necessitates its removal. In this work, we utilize the dialysis tubing method coupled with the molybdenum-reducing activity of S. marcescens strain Dr.Y6 to remove molybdenum from solution. The enzymatic reduction of molybdenum into the colloidal molybdenum blue traps the reduced product in the dialysis tubing. The initial rate of increase of Mo-blue product was determined using the modified Gompertz model while the resultant inhibition kinetics profile was carried out using the Haldane model. The calculated maximal rate of Mo-blue production was 153 µmole (Mo-blue.hr)-1 and the concentration of molybdate resulting in the half-maximal rate of reduction (Ks), and the inhibition constant (Ki) were 0.22 and 506 mM, respectively. The results indicate that the system using dialysis tubing coupled with the Mo-reducing bacterium is a good candidate for a method for molybdenum bioremoval from solution.
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spelling upm-520842017-05-05T02:54:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52084/ Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing Abd Shukor, Mohd Shukri Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus The toxicity of molybdenum to ruminants and its general toxicity to spermatogenesis in animals are increasingly being reported. Its contamination of aquatic bodies has been reported, and this necessitates its removal. In this work, we utilize the dialysis tubing method coupled with the molybdenum-reducing activity of S. marcescens strain Dr.Y6 to remove molybdenum from solution. The enzymatic reduction of molybdenum into the colloidal molybdenum blue traps the reduced product in the dialysis tubing. The initial rate of increase of Mo-blue product was determined using the modified Gompertz model while the resultant inhibition kinetics profile was carried out using the Haldane model. The calculated maximal rate of Mo-blue production was 153 µmole (Mo-blue.hr)-1 and the concentration of molybdate resulting in the half-maximal rate of reduction (Ks), and the inhibition constant (Ki) were 0.22 and 506 mM, respectively. The results indicate that the system using dialysis tubing coupled with the Mo-reducing bacterium is a good candidate for a method for molybdenum bioremoval from solution. Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52084/1/Bioremoval%20of%20toxic%20molybdenum%20using%20dialysis%20tubing.pdf Abd Shukor, Mohd Shukri and Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus (2015) Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing. Chemical Engineering Research Bulletin, 18 (1). pp. 6-11. ISSN 0379-7678; ESSN: 2072-9510 http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/CERB/article/view/26215 10.3329/cerb.v18i1.26215
spellingShingle Abd Shukor, Mohd Shukri
Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus
Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title_full Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title_fullStr Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title_full_unstemmed Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title_short Bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
title_sort bioremoval of toxic molybdenum using dialysis tubing
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52084/1/Bioremoval%20of%20toxic%20molybdenum%20using%20dialysis%20tubing.pdf