Multimetal bioremediation from aqueous solution using dead biomass of Mucor sp. NRCC6 derived from detergent manufacturing effluent.

ABSTRACT: Among ten metal-tolerant fungal isolates obtained from the microbiomes of detergent industry effluent, Mucor sp. NRCC6 showed the highest tolerance and an adaptive behavior toward the heavy metals Ni²⁺, Pb²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Zn²⁺. It gave the highest growth rates 0.790 ± 0.59, 0.832 ± 0.32, 0.774 ± 0.40, and 0.741 ± 1.06 mm/h along with the lowest growth inhibition 9.19, 4.37, 11.04, and 14.83% in the presence of Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, and Mn²⁺, respectively, at a concentration of 5.0 g/L. Then, Mucor sp. NRCC6 was selected as a biotrap for the removal of these heavy metals. The optimized operating conditions were detected to be pH 6.0 for Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Mn²⁺ and pH 5.5 for Ni

SUBMITTER: El-Gendy MMAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10457414 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature