Abstract
Use of novel biological materials as adsorbents for removal of xenobiotics is gaining significance owing to their exceptional advantages. An extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) produced by Lysinibacillus sp. SS1 had rough porous surface as observed by SEM analysis. Adsorption ability of EPS was estimated against various textile dyes such as Malachite Green (MG), Methyl Orange, Congo Red and Coomassie Blue. About 82% of MG (100 mg/L) was adsorbed onto 2.5 mg EPS within 30 min. Effect of MG concentration, EPS weight, agitation speed and incubation time on adsorption, studied by one factor at a time approach, revealed that adsorption was influenced by all factors. Maximum adsorption of 99.01 ± 0.61% was achieved at 100 mg/L MG, 10 mg EPS, 120 RPM in 75 min with maximum adsorption capacity of 247.5 mg/g. Kinetics was affected by MG and EPS amounts, with shift from pseudo first to pseudo second order with increase in concentration. Adsorption of MG by EPS of Lysinibacillus sp. SS1 was identified as unilayer chemisorption as it followed Langmuir isotherm with maximum adsorption capacity (Qm) of 178.57 mg/g (R2 = 0.9889). This is the first report on potential of EPS produced by Lysinibacillus sp. SS1 as novel biodegradable adsorbent with high efficacy of MG removal from aqueous solutions.
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