BACTERIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: THE MALAYSIAN CASE STUDY-ANALYSIS, WASTE UTILIZATION AND WASTEWATER REMEDIATION

BACTERIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: THE MALAYSIAN CASE STUDY-ANALYSIS, WASTE UTILIZATION AND WASTEWATER REMEDIATION

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: BACTERIAL REDUCTION OF Cr(VI) - CONTAINING ELECTROPLATING WASTEWATER UTILIZING AGRICULTURAL WASTES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BIOREACTOR AND RAW MATERIALS

OPERATION OF THE BIOREACTOR – LPW AS NUTRIENT

OPERATION OF THE BIOREACTOR – BROWN SUGAR AS NUTRIENT

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: BIOSORPTION OF Cr(VI), Cu(II) AND Ni(II) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY LOCALLY ISOLATED BACTERIA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BACTERIAL BIOMASS

BIOSORPTION FROM SIMULATED EFFLUENT

BIOSORPTION FROM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

Biosorption of Cr(VI) from Electroplating Wastewater (EW)

Biosorption Of Ni(II) and Cu(II) from Electrodeless Plating Nickel Wastewater

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: REMOVAL OF TOXIC AND PRECIOUS METALS FROM MINING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EFFLUENTS USING MINES-TAILINGS ISOLATED BACTERIA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

ISOLATION OF BACTERIA FROM MINES TAILINGS AND ACIDIC MINE WATER

Ag UPTAKE STUDY

AU UPTAKE STUDY (U FOR AU SHOULD BE IN LOWER CASE AND NOT CAPITAL U)

RECOVERY OF Zn AND Cu FROM MINES TAILINGS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM (VI) USING CHITOSAN-IMMOBILIZED ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

PREPARATION OF CHITOSAN-IMMOBILIZED A. HAEMOLYTICUS

EVALUATION OF CR(VI) REMOVAL (CR, R IS LOWER CASE NOT CAPITAL R)

Effect of pH

Effect of Time

Effect of Biosorbent Dosage and Cr(VI) Concentration

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STUDY

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN LIQUOR BY MICROBIAL FERMENTATION OF PRAWN WASTE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BACTERIA AND PRAWN WASTE

FERMENTATION OF PRAWN WASTE

Glucose, Lactic Acid Content and Proximate Analysis

PROTEIN RECOVERY FROM PROTEIN LIQUOR

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: THE REMOVAL OF HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AND PHENOL USING LOCALLY ISOLATED BACTERIA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

BACTERIA AND WASTEWATER

CR(VI) REDUCTION AND PHENOL DEGRADATION - BATCH SYSTEM (PLS CHANGE R IN CR TO SMALL R)

CR(VI) REDUCTION AND PHENOL DEGRADATION-FLOW–THROUGH COLUMN SYSTEM (PLEASE CHANGE R IN CR TO SMALL R)

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: THE KINETICS OF PHENOL DEGRADATION BY FREE AND IMMOBILIZED CELLS OF PSEUDOMONAS SP.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

ACCLIMATIZATION OF BACTERIA IN PHENOL

PHENOL DEGRADATION BY SUSPENDED AND IMMOBILIZED CELLS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: INTERACTION BETWEEN ACINETOBACTER HAEMOLYTICUS AND CR(VI): THE XAFS PERSPECTIVE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CR(VI) REDUCTASE TEST FROM CRUDE CELL-FREE EXTRACT (CHANGE R IN CR TO SMALL R)

FTIR

X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (XAFS) ANALYSIS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 9: METAL BACTERIA – INTERACTION: CASE OF THIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS AND AU

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

SURFACE BINDING SITES AND SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA OF T. FERROOXIDANS (FERROOXIDANS – ALL SMALL CAP)

FTIR

REDUCING POTENTIAL OF T. FERROOXIDANS (FERROOXIDANS – CHANGE TO SMALL CAP) TOWARDS AU (CHANGE U IN AU TO A SMALL U)

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD) ANALYSIS

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STUDY

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

ABOUT THE EDITORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX