Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by microorganisms represent biological
macromolecules with unfathomable potentials and they are required to be explored further …

Chitosan is a partially deacetylated polymer obtained from the alkaline deacetylation of
chitin, a biopolymer extracted from shellfish sources. Chitosan exhibits a variety of physico …

The increasing water pollution caused by the presence of nano-and microplastics has
shown a need to pursue solutions to remediate this problem. In this work, an extracellular …

Bioflocculant-producing bacteria were isolated from activated sludge of a wastewater
treatment plant located in Durban, South Africa, and identified using standard biochemical …

A bioflocculant-producing bacterium was isolated from soil and identified as Serratia ficaria.
Using optimized culture conditions a flocculating activity of 95.4% was obtained. It was found …

The adsorption of Cd (II), Pb (II), Ni (II), Co (II) and Cr (VI) ions on the extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) obtained from bacterial strain Rhodococcus opacus and Rhodococcus …

Chemical flocculants are generally used in drinking water and wastewater treatment due to
their efficacy and cost effectiveness. However, the question of their toxicity to human health …

A novel bioflocculant ZS-7 produced by Bacillus licheniformis X14 was investigated with
regard to its synthesis and application to low temperature drinking water treatment. The …

The production and characterization of a bioflocculant, IH-7, by Aspergillus flavus was
investigated. About 0.4 g of purified bioflocculant with an average molecular weight of …

A bioflocculant TJ-F1 with high flocculating activity, produced by strain TJ-1 from a mixed
activated sludge, was investigated with regard to its production and characterization. By 16S …