The Role of Microbes in Chromium Bioremediation of Tannery Effluent

Pratishtha Gupta; Rupa Rani; Avantika Chandra; Sunita Varjani; Vipin Kumar

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-3259-3_17

The Role of Microbes in Chromium Bioremediation of Tannery Effluent

Pratishtha Gupta
, Rupa Rani
, Avantika Chandra
, Sunita Varjani
, Vipin Kumar^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review

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Abstract

Leather-based industries utilize nearly 90% of chromium-containing tanning agents for converting raw skin/hides into leather. Apart from chromium, different metals such as iron, aluminum, zircon, and titanium are also used for various tanning applications. Tannery wastewater is highly complex and contains high amount of inorganic, organic, and dissolved solids including chlorides and sulfates. The chromium present in the effluent can have adverse effects on the environment. Hence, the treatment of effluent before releasing it into the environment becomes an important issue. Bioremediation is a recent technique for treatment and disposal of industrial wastewater. This approach is advantageous as compared to conventional treatment methods which are costly, time-consuming, and generate toxic end products. Bioremediation is the potential, cost-effective, and environmental-friendly technique that uses several microbes in treatment of wastewater, soil, and sediments. Hence, this chapter focuses on the role of microbes in chromium remediation from tannery effluent. This chapter will also focus on the various mechanisms such as biosorption, bioaccumulation, and microbial reduction of chromium by microbial cells.

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Editors	Bui Xuan Thanh, Chart Chiemchaisri, Takahiro Fujioka , Sunita Varjani
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Chapter	17
Pages	369-377
Number of pages	9
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-981-13-3259-3
ISBN (Print)	978-981-13-3258-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3259-3_17
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
ISSN (Print)	2522-8366
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8374

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Bioaccumulation
Biosorption
Heavy metals
Leather
Microbial reduction

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Gupta, P., Rani, R., Chandra, A., Varjani, S., & Kumar, V. (2018). The Role of Microbes in Chromium Bioremediation of Tannery Effluent. In B. X. Thanh, C. Chiemchaisri, T. Fujioka , & S. Varjani (Eds.), Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies (1 ed., pp. 369-377). (Energy, Environment, and Sustainability). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3259-3_17

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