Bioreduction of hexavalent chromium by chromium resistant alkalophilic bacteria isolated from tannery effluent

Two chromium resistant alkalophilic bacterial strains (CRAB), namely Bacillus cohnii SR2 and Bacillus licheniformis SR3 were isolated and identified from tannery effluent. Bioreduction of chromium (VI) into chromium (III) by CRAB was investigated in the present study. Optimization of process paramet...

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Main Authors: Raja Kumaresan Sarankumar, Arumugam Arulprakash, Sandhanasamy Devanesan, Adikesavan Selvi, Mohamad S. AlSalhi, Aruliah Rajasekar, Anis Ahamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364720300598