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Evaluation of the Combined Cr(VI) Removal Capacity of Sawdust and Sawdust-Immobilized Acinetobacter haemolyticus Supplied with Brown Sugar

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the combined Cr(VI) removal capacities of nonliving (untreated rubber wood sawdust, URWS) and living biomass (URWS-immobilized Acinetobacter haemolyticus) in a continuous laboratory scale downward-flow two column system. Synthetic solutions of Cr(VI) between 237 and 320 mg L−1 were mixed with 1 g L−1 brown sugar in a nonsterile condition. Final Cr(VI) of between 0 and 1.6 mg L−1 indicate a Cr(VI) removal capacity of 99.8–100%. The bacterial Cr(VI) reduction capacity increased with column length. This study shows the feasibility of using the two column system consisting of living (bacteria) and nonliving biomass (URWS) as a useful alternative treatment for Cr(VI) contamination in the aqueous system.

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The authors acknowledge the contribution from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia for funding of the project (TF0106B001) and for the Post-Doctoral Fellowship to Zainul Akmar Zakaria at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). We are also thankful to Nordiana Nordin (for brown sugar characterization), Marlini Suratman, and Nurfadilah Mohammed (FESEM analysis).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Wan Azlina Ahmad & Zainul Akmar Zakaria

  2. Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Natural Resources Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Firdausi Razali

  3. Materials Science Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Jefri Samin

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Ahmad, W.A., Zakaria, Z.A., Razali, F. et al. Evaluation of the Combined Cr(VI) Removal Capacity of Sawdust and Sawdust-Immobilized Acinetobacter haemolyticus Supplied with Brown Sugar. Water Air Soil Pollut 204, 195–203 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0037-5

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