Abstract
Biodegradation of hexavalent chromium present in tannery waste has been studied using Pseudomonas sp. (JUBTCr1) and Bacillus sp. (JUBTCr3) isolated from their native source. A 5L double-jacketed chemostat with 4L working volume has been used as contacting device for the kinetic investigation of the biodegradation process. Varying the feed volumetric rate from 118-133 ml/h for different inlet hexavalent chromium concentrations (30 to 90 mg/dm3), an attempt has been made to study the reaction engineering behavior of the system. It is observed that Haldane type substrate inhibited model can satisfactorily be used to predict the extent of bioconversion for different dilution rate. Using the kinetic parameters of proposed Haldane equation, a CSTR model was developed. Model prediction agreed well with experimental data.
Recommended Citation
Samanta, K.; Bhattacharya, P.; and Chowdhury, R.
(2010)
"Mathematical Modeling And Experimental Studies On Biochemical Conversion Of Cr(Vi) Of Tannery Effluent To Cr(Iii) In A Chemostat,"
Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy: Vol. 12, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/soilsproceedings/vol12/iss1/13