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Structural Changes of Bacillus subtilis Biomass on Biosorption of Iron (II) from Aqueous Solutions: Isotherm and Kinetic Studies

SRI LAKSHMI RAMYA KRISHNA KANAMARLAPUDI

SRI LAKSHMI RAMYA KRISHNA KANAMARLAPUDI

Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF)Greenfields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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KRISHNA KANAMARLAPUDI, SRI LAKSHMI RAMYA
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SUDHAMANI MUDDADA

SUDHAMANI MUDDADA

Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (KLEF)Greenfields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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MUDDADA, SUDHAMANI
  
Dec 05, 2019
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Article Category: original-paper
Published Online: Dec 05, 2019
Page range: 549 - 558
Received: Jun 09, 2019
Accepted: Nov 11, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2019-057
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© 2019 Sri Lakshmi Ramya Krishna Kanamarlapudi and Sudhamani Muddada et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1.

Effect of initial concentration on biosorption of Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at a biomass concentration of 1 g/l, pH 4.5, and 100 rpm.
Effect of initial concentration on biosorption of Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at a biomass concentration of 1 g/l, pH 4.5, and 100 rpm.

Fig. 2.

Effect of contact time on biosorption Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at a biomass concentration of 1 g/l, pH 4.5, 20 mg/l of Fe (II) and 100 rpm.
Effect of contact time on biosorption Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at a biomass concentration of 1 g/l, pH 4.5, 20 mg/l of Fe (II) and 100 rpm.

Fig. 3.

Effect of biosorbent dose on biosorption Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at initial metal ion concentration of 20 mg/l, pH 4.5, and 100 rpm.
Effect of biosorbent dose on biosorption Fe (II) by Bacillus subtilis at initial metal ion concentration of 20 mg/l, pH 4.5, and 100 rpm.

Fig. 4.

SEM image, EDX spectra and elemental composition of unloaded (control) biomass of B. subtilis.
SEM image, EDX spectra and elemental composition of unloaded (control) biomass of B. subtilis.

Fig. 5.

SEM image, EDX spectra and elemental composition of B. subtilis biosorbed with Fe (II) ions.
SEM image, EDX spectra and elemental composition of B. subtilis biosorbed with Fe (II) ions.

Fig. 6a.

FTIR spectra of unloaded (control) biomass of B. subtilis.
FTIR spectra of unloaded (control) biomass of B. subtilis.

Fig. 6b.

FTIR spectra of Fe (II) ion biosorbed by B. subtilis biomass.
FTIR spectra of Fe (II) ion biosorbed by B. subtilis biomass.

Fig. 7a.

X-ray diffraction pattern of B. subtilis before biosorption with Fe (II) ions.
X-ray diffraction pattern of B. subtilis before biosorption with Fe (II) ions.

Fig. 7b.

X-ray diffraction pattern of B. subtilis after biosorption with Fe (II) ions.
X-ray diffraction pattern of B. subtilis after biosorption with Fe (II) ions.

Fig. 8.

Point zero charge (pHpzc) of B. subtilis.
Point zero charge (pHpzc) of B. subtilis.

Constants of Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models used for the biosorption of Fe (II) ions onto B_ subtilis biomass_

Langmuir isothermFreundlich isothermTemkin isotherm
qmax (mg/g)3.831n3.425B (J/mol)1.3583
KL (l/mg)1.845KF (mg/g)2.766A (l/g)6.78 g/l
R20.9353R20.9057R20.8715
RL0.013

Constants of pseudo-first and pseudo-second-order kinetic models obtained for the biosorption of Fe (II) ions onto B_ subtilis_

Pseudo-first-order kinetic modelPseudo-second-order kinetic model
qe (mg/g),K1 (min–1)R2qe (mg/g)K2 (gmg–1 min–1)R2
10.60.20010.920117.760.00420.7154
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