摘要:
Screening of bioflocculant-producing microorganisms was carried out. A strain that secreted excellent bioflocculant was isolated from municipal sewage using the spread plate technique, identified as
Klebsiella sp. by the analytical profile index (API) identification system, and named A
9. Several important factors that had an effect on A
9’s bioflocculant-producing and flocculating activity were studied. A total of 4 g/L Kaolin suspension was used to measure the flocculating activity of the bioflocculant from A
9. It was found that maltose and urea were A
9’s best carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively, and the flocculating activity of the flocculating agent from A
9 was markedly increased by the addition of trivalent cations such as Fe
3+ and Al
3+; furthermore, the bioflocculant produced by A
9 was most effective when the pH value was 6.0.