A sustainable remediation of Congo red dye using magnetic carbon nanodots and B. pseudomycoides MH229766 composite: mechanistic insight and column modelling studies.

In the present investigation, a biocomposite, magnetic carbon nanodot immobilized Bacillus pseudomycoides MH229766 (MCdsIB) was developed and consequently characterized using SEM-EDX, FTIR, XRD, and VSM analyses to effectively biotreat hazardous Congo red (CR) dye present in water bodies. The adsorptive efficiency of MCdsIB for the detoxification of CR from wastewater was investigated both in batch and column schemes. Optimum batch parameters were found as pH 3, 50 mg L dye concentration, 150 min equilibrium time, and 2 g L MCdsIB dosage.

Adsorptive decontamination of paper mill effluent by nano fly ash: response surface methodology, adsorption isotherm and reusability studies.

In the present study, adsorption of colour and other pollutants from agro-based paper mill effluent onto fabricated coal fly ash nanoparticles (CFA-N) have been investigated. Response surface methodology was applied to evaluate the operational conditions for maximum ouster of colour from effluent by nano structured CFA-N. Maximum reduction in colour (92.

Rapid Electrochemical Monitoring of Bacterial Respiration for Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Microbes: Potential Application in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing.

Antimicrobial resistance is a grave threat to human life. Currently used time-consuming antibiotic susceptibility test (AST) methods limit physicians in selecting proper antibiotics. Hence, we developed a rapid AST using electroanalysis with a 15 min assay time, called EAST, which is live-monitored by time-lapse microscopy video.

Rapid immobilization of viable Bacillus pseudomycoides in polyvinyl alcohol/glutaraldehyde hydrogel for biological treatment of municipal wastewater.

A new approach for easy synthesis of Bacillus pseudomycoides immobilized polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/glutaraldehyde (GA) hydrogel for application in a wastewater treatment system is reported. Optimization studies revealed that GA/PVA mass ratio of 0.03 and acidic pH of 2 were required for hydrogel synthesis and eventually for bacterial cell immobilization.

In vitro toxicological evaluation of domestic effluent treated by formulated synthetic autochthonous bacterial consortium.

Supplementation of consortium comprising of aboriginal bacterial species with high degradation capacity can significantly enhance the biodegradation process of the domestic wastewater. The present study examined the bioremediation of domestic wastewater using a novel bacterial consortium comprising of five autochthonous bacterial strains with high potential for reduction in BOD, COD and protein content to 89%, 55% and 86%, respectively after 24 h of incubation. HPLC and GC-MS analyses revealed that the chosen consortium had successfully degraded wide-ranging complex organic compounds, which is crucial in the decontamination of wastewater.