Abstract
Microcystins (MCs), produced by cyanobacteria, are one of the most common naturally occurring toxins found in water sources. In the present study, exocellular polymer (ECP) obtained from Enterobacter ludwigii was used for the removal of microcystin-RR (MC-RR) extracted from Microcystis aeruginosa under optimized conditions. The maximum ECP produced was 0.68g of dryweight/g biomass at optimized conditions such as fermentation time, 72h; pH, 7 and temperature, 30°C. The maximum removal of MC-RR (100ng/ml) by ECP was optimized using response surface methodology and optimal removal was achieved at contact time, 5h; pH, 10; temperature, 30°C; ECP concentration, 4mg/ml and agitation speed, 150rpm. The amount of MC-RR removed at optimized conditions was 23.76ng/mg of ECP. The isotherm models were validated to understand the mechanism of adsorption of MC-RR by ECP. The removal of MC-RR by ECP followed the pseudo-second order rate kinetic model. The metal ion, Cu2+ enhanced the removal of MC-RR and the amount of MC-RR removed was 26.43ng/mg of ECP. The removal of MC-RR using ECP was confirmed by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopy.
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