Bio-removal of Nickel ions by Sporosarcina pasteurii and Bacillus megaterium, A Comparative Study

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 226; no. 1; pp. 12044 - 12050
• Main Authors: Gheethi, AA, Efaq, AN, Mohamed, RM, Abdel-Monem, MO, Abdullah, Abd Halid, Amir Hashim, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Aqueous solutions; Biomass; Comparative studies; Nickel; Sewage treatment plants

The aim of this work was to study the potential of Sporosarcina pasteurii 586S and Bacillus megaterium 1295S isolated from sewage treatment plants (STPs) in removing of nickel ions from the aqueous solution. The bacterial cells were used as living and dead cell biomass. The efficiency of bio-removal...