Sorption Mechanism and Optimization Study for the Bioremediation of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Contamination by Two Novel Isolated Strains Q3 and Q5 of Bacillus sp.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- Isolation and identification of the new bacterial strains;
- Study of the critical growth conditions for the selected bacterial strains in an environment contaminated by Pb(II);
- Optimization of the operating conditions for the bioremediation process conducted by the selected bacterial strains;
- Study of the biotic and abiotic mechanisms involved in the bioremediation process conducted by the selected bacterial strains under the optimal operating conditions.
2.1. Isolation of Bacterial Strains
2.2. Molecular Identification of Isolated Bacterial Strains
2.3. Preliminary Study on Growth Rate of the Isolated Bacterial Strains
2.4. Optimization of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
2.5. FESEM and EDS Analyses
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Evolutionary Analysis of Isolated Bacterial
3.2. Growth Rate Profile of Q3 and Q5
3.3. Optimization of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Removal Efficiency through RSM Using CCD
3.4. Effect of Temperature and Initial pH on Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
3.5. Effect of Temperature and Initial Metal Concentration on Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
3.6. Effect of Initial pH and Initial Metal Concentration on Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
3.7. Optimization of Independent Variables for Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
3.8. Analysis by FESEM and EDS
4. Discussion
4.1. Optimization of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Bioremediation Process
4.2. Mechanisms of Pb (II) and Cd (II) Bioremediation Used by Bacterial Strains Q3 and Q5
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Factor | Range and Level | ||
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−1 | 0 | +1 | ||
Temperature (°C) | A | 30 | 35 | 40 |
pH | B | 5 | 6.5 | 8 |
Metal concentration (mg L−1) | C | 50 | 125 | 200 |
Run no. | Variables | Removal Efficiency (%) | |||||||||||||
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A | B | C | Q3 | Q5 | Q3 + Q5 | ||||||||||
Pb(II) | Cd(II) | Pb(II) | Cd(II) | Pb(II) | Cd(II) | ||||||||||
Y exp | Ypre | Y exp | Ypre | Y exp | Ypre | Yexp | Ypre | Yexp | Ypre | Y xp | Ypre | ||||
1 | 40 | 6.5 | 125 | 92.07 | 93.29 | 35.58 | 32.60 | 66.29 | 66.68 | 48.41 | 46.82 | 73.63 | 71.75 | 37.13 | 37.62 |
2 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 87.53 | 89.51 | 32.02 | 32.00 | 75.37 | 75.45 | 48.64 | 48.40 | 86.08 | 85.74 | 43.08 | 42.42 |
3 | 40 | 8.0 | 200 | 19.78 | 20.60 | 12.97 | 10.97 | 24.92 | 24.04 | 20.70 | 20.17 | 31.13 | 34.19 | 29.90 | 28.52 |
4 | 30 | 6.5 | 125 | 71.90 | 71.10 | 17.86 | 18.72 | 69.85 | 70.51 | 30.12 | 31.85 | 70.18 | 70.34 | 24.52 | 25.82 |
5 | 30 | 8.0 | 50 | 31.32 | 30.74 | 8.95 | 6.67 | 25.27 | 22.64 | 16.66 | 15.46 | 26.32 | 28.51 | 16.08 | 14.59 |
6 | 40 | 5.0 | 50 | 56.00 | 55.21 | 57.73 | 58.21 | 35.38 | 35.38 | 77.54 | 77.51 | 33.69 | 35.82 | 68.11 | 67.23 |
7 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 90.17 | 89.51 | 30.82 | 32.00 | 76.58 | 75.45 | 47.54 | 48.40 | 87.08 | 85.74 | 43.62 | 42.42 |
8 | 30 | 8.0 | 200 | 10.05 | 10.73 | 5.81 | 5.85 | 24.07 | 23.99 | 16.04 | 16.39 | 44.53 | 42.82 | 27.51 | 27.94 |
9 | 40 | 8.0 | 50 | 36.55 | 34.82 | 19.67 | 21.35 | 16.29 | 14.60 | 32.07 | 33.06 | 25.36 | 23.85 | 28.50 | 29.22 |
10 | 35 | 6.5 | 50 | 69.48 | 73.51 | 40.52 | 38.09 | 55.93 | 59.83 | 57.60 | 57.35 | 65.31 | 65.07 | 46.66 | 47.37 |
11 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 89.51 | 89.51 | 31.93 | 32.00 | 73.26 | 75.45 | 48.82 | 48.40 | 85.23 | 85.74 | 42.24 | 42.42 |
12 | 40 | 5.0 | 200 | 65.34 | 65.82 | 17.61 | 20.42 | 37.10 | 39.46 | 24.75 | 25.91 | 41.78 | 40.02 | 29.16 | 30.20 |
13 | 30 | 5.0 | 50 | 21.61 | 20.69 | 33.04 | 35.57 | 42.29 | 42.90 | 50.87 | 51.36 | 26.90 | 24.32 | 43.28 | 44.21 |
14 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 89.98 | 89.51 | 32.93 | 32.00 | 75.56 | 75.45 | 48.96 | 48.40 | 83.64 | 85.74 | 44.50 | 42.42 |
15 | 30 | 5.0 | 200 | 23.87 | 25.50 | 8.50 | 7.34 | 37.65 | 39.08 | 14.60 | 13.58 | 30.61 | 32.54 | 22.39 | 21.23 |
16 | 35 | 6.5 | 200 | 72.40 | 68.80 | 18.47 | 18.78 | 65.49 | 62.65 | 31.63 | 32.02 | 75.80 | 74.33 | 34.45 | 35.53 |
17 | 35 | 5.0 | 125 | 67.87 | 67.48 | 44.97 | 40.30 | 64.43 | 60.21 | 55.46 | 54.86 | 63.63 | 63.90 | 52.33 | 52.39 |
18 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 91.22 | 89.51 | 30.49 | 32.00 | 75.90 | 75.45 | 48.53 | 48.40 | 85.10 | 85.74 | 42.01 | 42.42 |
19 | 35 | 6.5 | 125 | 89.52 | 89.51 | 29.58 | 32.00 | 78.14 | 75.45 | 48.17 | 48.40 | 83.86 | 85.74 | 42.66 | 42.42 |
20 | 35 | 8.0 | 125 | 49.07 | 49.89 | 18.57 | 21.12 | 37.10 | 42.37 | 33.30 | 34.04 | 65.04 | 63.06 | 35.00 | 36.73 |
Metal Ions | Model Term | Tested Bacterial Strains | ||||||||
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Q3 | Q5 | Q3 + Q5 | ||||||||
DF | Mean Square | p-Value | DF | Mean Square | p-Value | DF | Mean Square | p-Value | ||
Pb(II) | Model | 9 | 1678.61 | <0.001 | 9 | 966.04 | <0.001 | 9 | 1192.88 | <0.001 |
A | 1 | 1231.88 | <0.001 | 1 | 36.67 | 0.086 | 1 | 4.97 | 0.374 | |
B | 1 | 772.99 | <0.001 | 1 | 795.66 | <0.001 | 1 | 1.79 | 0.589 | |
C | 1 | 55.32 | 0.007 | 1 | 19.80 | 0.193 | 1 | 214.09 | <0.001 | |
AB | 1 | 463.60 | <0.001 | 1 | 0.056 | 0.942 | 1 | 130.57 | <0.001 | |
AC | 1 | 16.76 | 0.092 | 1 | 32.76 | 0.103 | 1 | 8.12 | 0.261 | |
BC | 1 | 308.02 | <0.001 | 1 | 13.39 | 0.278 | 1 | 18.54 | 0.102 | |
A2 | 1 | 147.10 | <0.001 | 1 | 128.97 | 0.005 | 1 | 593.22 | <0.001 | |
B2 | 1 | 2613.61 | <0.001 | 1 | 1604.28 | <0.001 | 1 | 1362.31 | <0.001 | |
C2 | 1 | 926.86 | <0.001 | 1 | 555.15 | <0.001 | 1 | 707.28 | <0.001 | |
R2 = 0.997 | R2 = 0.988 | R2 = 0.995 | ||||||||
Cd(II) | Model | 9 | 363.48 | <0.001 | 9 | 576.67 | <0.001 | 9 | 290.89 | <0.001 |
A | 1 | 481.52 | <0.001 | 1 | 559.95 | <0.001 | 1 | 348.30 | <0.001 | |
B | 1 | 919.22 | <0.001 | 1 | 1083.13 | <0.001 | 1 | 612.59 | <0.001 | |
C | 1 | 931.94 | <0.001 | 1 | 1604.42 | <0.001 | 1 | 350.66 | <0.001 | |
AB | 1 | 31.70 | 0.078 | 1 | 36.58 | <0.001 | 1 | 35.21 | 0.002 | |
AC | 1 | 45.73 | 0.040 | 1 | 95.51 | <0.001 | 1 | 98.71 | <0.001 | |
BC | 1 | 375.63 | <0.001 | 1 | 749.34 | <0.001 | 1 | 660.17 | <0.001 | |
A2 | 1 | 110.57 | 0.004 | 1 | 225.70 | <0.001 | 1 | 314.77 | <0.001 | |
B2 | 1 | 4.59 | 0.472 | 1 | 42.81 | <0.001 | 1 | 12.60 | 0.037 | |
C2 | 1 | 35.01 | 0.066 | 1 | 37.88 | <0.001 | 1 | 2.59 | <0.001 | |
R2 = 0.975 | R2 = 0.997 | R2 = 0.992 |
Metal Ions | Bacterial Strains | Temperature (°C) | Initial pH | Metal Concentration (mg L−1) | Removal Efficiency (%) |
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Pb(II) | Q3 | 38.8 | 5.8 | 115.4 | 93.8 |
Q5 | 34.3 | 6.2 | 127.4 | 76.4 | |
Q3 + Q5 | 35.1 | 6.5 | 135.8 | 86.1 | |
Cd(II) | Q3 | 38.6 | 5.0 | 50.6 | 58.0 |
Q5 | 38.3 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 78.0 | |
Q3 + Q5 | 38.0 | 5.1 | 51.4 | 68.2 |
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Heidari, P.; Panico, A. Sorption Mechanism and Optimization Study for the Bioremediation of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Contamination by Two Novel Isolated Strains Q3 and Q5 of Bacillus sp. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4059. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114059
Heidari P, Panico A. Sorption Mechanism and Optimization Study for the Bioremediation of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Contamination by Two Novel Isolated Strains Q3 and Q5 of Bacillus sp. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(11):4059. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114059
Chicago/Turabian StyleHeidari, Parviz, and Antonio Panico. 2020. "Sorption Mechanism and Optimization Study for the Bioremediation of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Contamination by Two Novel Isolated Strains Q3 and Q5 of Bacillus sp." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11: 4059. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114059