Abstract
Background
Despite being necessary, copper is a toxic heavy metal that, at high concentrations, harms the life system. The parameters that affect the bioreduction and biosorption of copper are highly copper-resistant bacteria.
Results
In this work, the ability of the bacterial biomass, isolated from black shale, Wadi Nakheil, Red Sea, Egypt, for Cu2+ attachment, was investigated. Two Cu2+ resistance Bacillus species were isolated; Bacillus pumilus OQ931870 and Bacillus subtilis OQ931871. The most tolerant bacterial isolate to Cu2+ was B. pumilus. Different factors on Cu2+ biosorption were analyzed to estimate the maximum conditions for Cu biosorption. The qmax for Cu2+ by B. pumilus and B. subtilis determined from the Langmuir adsorption isotherm was 11.876 and 19.88 mg. g−1, respectively. According to r2, the biosorption equilibrium isotherms close-fitting with Langmuir and Freundlich model isotherm. Temkin isotherm fitted better to the equilibrium data of B. pumilus and B. subtilis adsorption. Additionally, the Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) isotherm suggested that adsorption mechanism of Cu2+ is predominately physisorption.
Conclusion
Therefore, the present work indicated that the biomass of two bacterial strains is an effective adsorbent for Cu2+ removal from aqueous solutions.
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Due to their high toxicity, nonbiodegradability, and bioaccumulation in living cells, heavy metals found in wastewater are of great interest [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Heavy metals are dispersed into the environment by a variety of companies, including those that create batteries, textiles, dyes, tanneries, plastics, glass and smelting. Insecticide use, sludge use, and municipal garbage releases all have an adverse influence on the water and soil [7,8,9]. High copper concentrations have been linked to numerous physiological issues, health issues, and even mortality [10]. Ions of copper are regarded as hazardous substances [11]. Additionally, consuming too much copper damages the liver and gallbladder and affects the human metabolism [12]. As a result, copper is one of the main heavy metals that requires direct removal using various approaches such as nano technological applications, i.e. development of nano-sized materials, tubes and composites as adsorbents have engrossed rapidly [13, 14]. For both environmental and business reasons [15, 16], it is crucial to extract and recover heavy metals from wastewater [17]. Previous studies focused on reviewing the most advanced wastewater treatment techniques, including adsorption, membrane filtration, cementation and electrodialysis [18].
Heavy metals can be difficult to get rid of from aquatic systems. The microbial cell is intriguing in this regard and has received a lot of attention as a cheap and effective adsorbent [19,20,21].
In a controlled environment, it is appropriate to use chemical or physical means to obtain free microbial cells or enzymes, as this promotes adsorbent activity and makes microbial cell recycling easier. High copper concentration in drinking water was linked to Variovorax sp. biofilms in the system of copper plumbing, and the ability of bacteria to cause microbial induced corrosion was observed [22,23,24,25]. Numerous studies showed that, compared to suspension cells, immobilized microbes improve hazardous chemical tolerance and breakdown [26,27,28]. An intriguing possibility is the use of bacterial leftovers as an adsorbent for heavy metals ions [12]. However, since wastewater's copper (II) concentration is less than 10 mg. L−1, Cu 2+ removal is complicated and results in an unproductive wastewater concentration when discharged.
The Langmuir and Freundlich models of the adsorption isotherm are two that are frequently used. The Langmuir model was initially proposed to describe how gas molecules adsorb onto uniform solid surface (crystalline materials) that exhibit one specific sort of adsorption site as in Langmuir [29]. Several studies deal with copper removal from aqueous medium [30,31,32,33].
To bridge the knowledge gap in the field of study, this work aimed to elucidate the role of native bacteria (Bacillus pumilus and B. subtilis) in bioremediation of copper which isolated from Wadi Nakheil, Red Sea, Egypt. Exploration of copper resistant bacteria from the Red Sea has not been widely carried out. Since the number of bacteria strains resistant to heavy metals, is quite limited. It was expected that the new copper resistant bacterial isolates as copper bioremediation agent candidates will be obtained to handle the problem of environmental pollution. Factors affecting biosorption and mechanisms of biosorption were also studied. Biosorption isotherms and kinetics parameters were determined from biosorption measurements. Bacterial species are considered efficient and cost effective for treating wastewater containing heavy metals. This work also, provides a comprehensive overview of mechanistic studies of heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions using various modeling methods and would bridge the gap between laboratory experiments and field data, thus providing a reliable environmental assessment of wastewater treatment applications.
Results and discussion
Black shale samples were collected from Wady Nakheil, Red Sea, Egypt (Fig. 1). The sample is rich with total organic compounds (TOC); it contains 23% TOC. El Kammar [34] reported that Dakhla Formation consists of organic-rich calcareous shale to argillaceous limestone that can be considered as a good to excellent source rock potential and the total organic carbon (TOC) content ranged from 2.04 to 12.08%. Parviainen and Loukola-Ruskeeniemi [35] concluded that black shales are sedimentary rocks containing > 0.5% of organic carbon and they are host to some mineral such as Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn and P. Copper (Cu2+) is perhaps the most prominent metal produced from black-shale-associated Kupferschiefer ore [36]. Samples of black shales extracted from “gypsum” mines, in Ipubi member of the Santana Formation include mineral and high organic matter, the high content of organic matter evidence the hydrocarbon potential of these shales [37].
X-ray diffraction
X-ray diffraction of the black shale sample was scanned, and the sample consisted of calcite, quartz and traces of smectite and kaolinite (Fig. 2). Similar results were observed by Zhigang et al. [38] who found that black shale of southeastern Ordos Basin was deposited of quartz, feldspar, carbonate and clay minerals. El Aouidi et al. [39] reported that Black Shale from the Ama Fatma Coastal Site in the Southwest of Morocco were composed essentially of calcite (up to 70%). The predominance of carbonates in the sedimentary environment revealed that the deposition occurred in open marine settings.
In marine black shale, the carbonate deposit resulted from microbially mediated anaerobic oxidation of methane in the shallow subseafloor at a hydrocarbon seep [40]. The black shales from the uppermost member of the Duwi Formation in the Qusseir area are composed of montmorillonite, kaolinite, calcite, gypsum, quartz and pyrite [41].
Thermal analysis
Thermal study of the thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) curves revealed that the volatile hydrocarbon from black shale may be responsible for weight loss of about 42%. The breakdown of carbohydrates and silica may be the cause of weight loss that is seen at temperatures exceeding − 650 °C. The samples predicted energy evolution was 1012 kcal/Kg. The potential of the energy is therefore rather good to use this sample as an energy source, as can be inferred from the finding (Fig. 3). Thermal treatment of Estonian graptolite– argillite samples made emission of water, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and different hydrocarbon fragments [42]. Non-isothermal kinetics and thermal analysis of Gerçüş tar sand sample, thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) curves of tar sand samples at different particle sizes demonstrated three stages of weight loss [43].
Fourier—transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy
The well-defined distinct bands seen in FT-IR examinations (Fig. 4) at 3403.4 cm−1, a distinctive band that defines the OH group may be found. The C-H stretching group is associated with the sharp band that appears at 2924.8 cm−1 [44].
The C-H and/or C-OH groups are associated to the strongest peak in the spectra, which were found at 1428.8 and 1038.7 cm−1. There is a connection between the calcite mineral and the strong peak at 875.4 cm−1.
These spectral features reveal that the bacteria were indeed adsorbed onto black shale. Similar results were obtained by Sethurajan et al. [45], suggesting enhancement in its bioleaching efficiency for the extraction of copper.
Surface area characteristics
The surface area of the waste black shale sample was found to be 4.15 m2. g−1. The average pore diameter observed was 98.234 Å.
Previous studied concluded that clay’s surface area affects the values of Arrhenius constant, while it is the catalytic properties of clay, which lower the activation energies of all the reactions involved in the combustion process [46]. Black shale organic material internal surface area decreases dramatically during OM dissolution from ∼15 m2. g−1 to ∼5 m2. g−1 [47].
Isolation, identification of copper-resistant bacteria
Bacterial isolates were identified based on morphology (Table 1) and genetical characterization. According to the 16S rRNA, and comparison in NCBI GenBank databases, the result showed that strain B1 had 98% nucleotide base homology to Bacillus pumilus and B2 had 100% homology of Bacillus subtilis (Fig. 5).
Bacteria of the genus Bacillus are Gram-positive rods. The cell wall of bacteria is the first construct in the cell which contacts copper ions during biosorption mechanisms, such as ions exchange, complexation, coordination, chelation, precipitation [48, 49]. Daughney and Fein [50] who worked with B. subtilis and B. licheniformis concluded that the different in sorption sites concentrations due to the change in cell wall structure, because both bacteria can produce spores, which have strong wall which is different from non-spore forming bacteria in structure [51]. Moreover, the impact of ions which present in higher salinities solution cause a reduction in the metal’s removal, due to the competition for biosorption sites on the cell.
Wong et al. [52] revealed the metal uptake ability by describing the isolation of Micrococcus sp, from sludge of local wastewater treatment facility which survive several cycles (at least five) of copper biosorption and desorption.
Different strategies of microbial metal (copper) resistance or tolerance well known are bioaccumulation or sequestration. Others include exclusion, compartmentalization, and complexation by binding proteins [53].
Effect of temperature, pH, and copper concentration on bioremediation and growth
The effect of pH on the adsorption of Cu 2+ by Bacillus isolates was estimated at concentration of 20 mg. L−1, 30 min, and 30 °C as shown in Fig. 6a, b. The figure demonstrated that, increasing the pH of solution from 5.0 to 8.0, the percentage of adsorption increased. The data showed the higher pH for adsorption of Cu2+ of B. pumilus and B. subtilis were 7.0. However, for pH more than 8.0, Cu2+ precipitated. Precipitation of Cu+2 at higher levels of pH disturbs the process of adsorption, so the metal will not be available for biosorption. The lower efficacy to remove metal ions at low pH is acceptable by the competitive biosorption between H+ and metal. At higher pH, there are more acidic and functional groups, and they attract Cu 2+ by biomass of bacteria [54]. Earlier findings showed that optimum pH to biosorption of Cu2+ by Micrococcus and Pseudomonas 5.0 [55, 56]. Vijayaraghavan and Yun [2] indicated that the pH-depend on the copper ions in the biosorption methods, attributed to the negative charge of cell wall and physicochemical effects, such as metal hydrolysis. According to previous experiments, bacterial cell walls contain carboxyl groups, amides and amines which protonated or deprotonated depending on the liquid media pH [51, 57].
Effect of temperature on Cu2+ by two Bacillus isolates was significantly increased by increase the temperature from 25 to 35 °C. the result showed that highest temperature for Cu2+ adsorption was at 35 °C for B. pumilus and B. subtilis (Fig. 7a, b).
Interface between biomass and the metal ions affects temperature, by influencing the strength of the metal–sorbent complex, and the ionization of the cell-wall moieties. Biosorption solution temperature could be helpful in mechanisms dealing with energy in metal-binding process [58]. In contrast, is energy-independent mechanisms. Previous studies showed that biosorption of copper ions by Bacillus Species are less affected by temperature because the responsible processes to remove metals are largely physicochemical in nature [56].
The concentration of copper effect on colony forming unit (CFU) of Bacillus isolates is shown in Fig. 8a, b, the most optimum concentration was 20 and 50 mg. L−1 Cu2+ for the two isolates at 72 h old cells. These results were highly significance.
Studying the adsorption time of copper using dead bacterial cells has high effect in removal of metal, because it depends on the adsorbent nature. It is believed that using mesophilic microorganisms, metal-ions adsorption by dead cells, which is metabolism-independent passive binding of cell walls, extends equilibrium at 5:15 min [56].
Higher uptake of metal at low dry mass amount due to increasing of metal/biosorbent ratio, which decreases with an increase the concentration of biosorbent [56]. S-layer surface and paracrystalline are important bacterial traits that manipulated for metal binding and envelop existing in several bacteria. This layer regarded as interface between cell and environment, is produced by glycoprotein or protein monomers that can self-assemble in two-dimensional structures. In Gram positives, the attachment of peptidoglycan to cell wall, makes up a porous protein compound of the same morphology and size.
At 20 mg. L−1copper concentration, the removal percentages were increased to 45 and 30% for B. pumilus and B. subtilis; respectively which is significantly difference between the two isolates (Table 2). The maximum biosorption capacity of Cu 2+ ions on Bacillus sp. were determined to be 16.25 ± 1.64 mg. g−1 [59]. Copper uptake by Micrococcus sp. was examined by Wong et al. [52] who described that 36.5 mg of copper (II) per gram dry weight is taken at pH 5.0, while 15 mg is taken at pH 6.0. Nakajima et al. [60] using alkaline and solvent treated Micrococcus luteus reported a similar amount of 33.5 mg copper per gram dried cells. Also, the biomass of inactivated cells can use up significant amounts of copper [61], and the cell wall of bacteria is also active in cation binding [62]. Several bacteria, due to their additional compartment, need to deal with both cytoplasmic and periplasmic copper [63].
Copper adsorption by Enterococcus faecalis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa gave efficiency rates up to 90% [64], while E. coli BL21 RIL strain had a copper accumulation efficiency 4.79 mg. L−1 of culture normalized at an optical density of 1.00, which was 1250 times more efficient than the control strain [65]. Also, copper quantities accumulated by Enterobacter cloacae IrSuk1, Enterobacter cloacae IrSuk4a, and Serratia nematodiphila IrSuk13 are of 0.96, 0.85 and 1.89 mg. gram−1 dry weight of cells; respectively [66].
Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for copper
The MIC of Cu2+ for B. pumilus OQ931870 (B1) and Bacillus subtilis OQ931871 (B2) isolates were 300 and 330 μg.ml−1, respectively, (Table 3). B. pumilus was a highly tolerant isolated bacterium. The existence and abundance of resistant metal microorganisms in polluted locations are studied in previous works [67, 68]. It seems that prolonged term uses up of sewage sludge have utilized selection pressure on populations of soil by microorganisms and recognized their metal resistance [69].
Biosorption experiments and kinetics of sorption
A reasonable fit was confirmed using the corresponding coefficient of determination (R2) values, which were utilised to estimate various parameters of the tested kinetic models.
With low R2 values (R2 > 0.9, Table 4, Fig. 9), both PFO models demonstrated a satisfactory lack of fit to the experimental data for B. pumilus and B. subtilis biosorption.
The pseudo second order (PSO) model, however, showed a superior fit. Additionally, the qe value and the value predicted by the PSO model correspond well (Fig. 10). The PSO kinetic model suggests a rate-controlling mechanism through the formation of chemical bonds between the adsorbent and adsorbent and adsorbate molecules, whereas the pseudo first order (PFO) kinetic model assumes that the adsorption phenomenon is controlled by the mass transfer process due to differences in the adsorbate concentration between the surface of the adsorbent and the solution [70,71,72].
Because of this, the adsorption of B1 and B2 was more likely to be chemical. The calculated K2 values for B1 were lower than those for Be, confirming that B1 adsorbs faster than B2 (Table 4). This difference in adsorption rates may be due to different adsorbent properties.
The Elovich model, in contrast, presupposes that the active adsorbent sites are heterogeneous and are distinguished by a range of sorption energies.
The findings showed that for both B1 and B2, the Elovich model had excellent R2 values (R2 > 0.96, Table 4, Fig. 11).
The Elovich equation was therefore appropriate, sufficient, and best specified for the adsorption of drugs on the surface of bacteria.
The chemisorption rate and surface coverage were determined by measurements, respectively. In the case of B1, the reading was lower than in case of B2, and vice versa. The adsorption mechanism and rate-limiting step are typically described by the intraparticle diffusion equation. For the two studied strains, the intra-particle diffusion model fit their data well (R2 = 0.91) (Table 4, Fig. 12). Indicating that the intraparticle diffusion mechanism was significant in the mass transfer from the aqueous solution to the surface of the bacterium, the plot of qt vs. t 0.5 for B1 and B2 was linear.
The boundary layer effect was, however, verified by the plot's departure from the origin, which revealed that intra-particle diffusion was not the rate-controlling mechanism [70].
Khan et al. [73] concluded that the efficient removal of Cu2+ by B. altitudinis MT422188 was 73 mg. L−1 and 82 mg. L−1 of Cu2+ at 4 and 8 day intervals. Bacillus sp. 5O5Y11 was found to have high tolerance to a group of heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Pb, Ag, Zn) [74]. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BSL16 showed significantly higher bioremediation potential by accumulating high Copper [75].
Microbacterium paraoxydans strain VSVM IIT(BHU) presented a maximum heavy metal ion removal efficiency of 91.62% Cr (VI), 89.29% Pb (II), and 83.29% Cd (II) at 50 mg/L [76].
Adsorption isotherms
Due to electrostatic attraction and the abundance of active sites on the material, metal adsorption kinetics accelerates during the initial phase of interaction between the adsorbent and adsorbates [71, 72, 77]. The surface of adsorption of adsorbents properties of adsorbents and the model of adsorption isotherms used to examine how adsorbents and adsorbate adsorb similarly [78, 79].
To study metal adsorption, Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were evaluated. Bacillus isolates data on the isotherm biosorption of Cu 2+ using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms [73,74,75, 80].
Bacillus isolates were used to measure the Cu2+ biosorption at starting values of 0–100 mg. L−1 for 72 h and pH range of 5.0–8.0 (Table 5; Fig. 13a, b).
The graph demonstrates the relationship between the concentration of remained metal ions in solution and the quantity of metal ions that two Bacillus isolates adsorbed. Using the Langmuir model, the data were fitted (Fig. 13a, b). The Langmuir parameter values were presented in Table 5. B. pumilus and B. subtilis have qmax values of 11.876 and 19.88 mg. g−1 for Cu2+ biosorption, respectively.
According to the findings, B. pumilus was able to biosorb more copper (II) than B. subtilis. The variation of chemistry ions could be used to explain the preference of bacteria for the biosorption of Cu 2+ [81].
For Cu 2+, the biomass b values for B1 and B2 are 0.2929 and 0.0649 l. mg−1, respectively. The Freundlish isotherm's linear form was mentioned elsewhere in a previous study [79, 82]. Figure 14a, b illustrate the linear version of the Freundlich equation for the biosorption of Cu 2+ by B1 and B2 (Fig. 14a and b).
The sorption capacities of the biomass surfaces improved with rising initial copper concentrations, according to Freundlich isotherms. Table 5 displays the values of the Freundlich parameters.
Table 5 also, showed the magnitude of Kf and n, with B1 adsorbing more Cu2+ than B2. For Cu2+ for B1, the greatest Kf and n values were 5.66 and 6.075334, respectively. Table 4 implies that n is greater than unity, showing that B1 and B2 preferentially adsorb copper ions. The strong correlations demonstrated that the models accurately represent the biosorption equilibrium of Cu2+ by the B1 in the concentration range under investigation.
The Temkin isotherm further supported the existence of heterogeneous active sites with various binding energies by acceptable match to the experimental data. Additionally, the D-R isotherm suggests that b1 and B2 fit well (Table 5, Fig. 15). Based on the D-R data, it can be determined if the adsorption process is chemisorption (E > 16 kJ mol−1) or physisorption (E 8 kJ mol−1). The mean free energy of adsorption (E, KJ mol−1) is connected to the energy carried from the adsorbate molecules to the surface. Because both B1 and B2's predicted E values in the current investigation were less than 8 (Table 5, Fig. 16), it seemed likely that physisorption was the primary adsorption process [70].
Materials and methods
Black shale samples were collected and crushed (< 250 mesh) and exposed to X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential thermal analysis (DTA), Fourier—transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and surface area analyses at Assiut University.
X-ray diffraction
To determine the mineralogical composition of the studied bulk waste black shale sample, it was scanned between 4 and 60° 2θ using X-ray diffractometer generated at 40 kV and 30 mÅ, Model PW 1710 control unit Philips Anode Material Cu, optics: Automatic divergence slit with Cu Kα radiation λ = 1.5405°A over a wide range of Bragg angles (20° ≤ 2θ ≤ 90°).
Thermal analysis
The TGA and TG Analysis were made using simultaneous TG–DTA apparatus thermal analyzer (Shimadzu DTG-60H). The experiments were performed between ambient and between 200 and 500 °C. The temperature program had a heating at 310 °C for the first stage and 407 °C for the second step.
Fourier—transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR)
FT—IR examinations with a Nicolar spectrophotometer (model 6700). The instrument used for this analysis was a Nicollet 6700 FT-IR equipped with data station (Assiut University, Egypt, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA 02451, USA).
Surface area properties
The surface area of the waste black shale sample was measured by using liquid Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms nitrogen at − 196 °C by the Quantachrom Instrument Corporation, USA (Model Nova 3200). The surface area of the studied sample was found to be 4.15 m2/g. The average pore diameter observed was 98.234 Å.
Isolation of copper-resistant bacteria
Samples were collected from black shale, Wadi Nakheil, Red Sea. Samples inoculated in medium (Luria–Bertani (LB) supplemented with 100 mg. L−1 Cu+2). Then incubated at 30 °C for 7 days, then inoculated into fresh medium containing 100 mg. L−1 copper. The cells were collected by centrifugation for 10 min (6000 rpm) and washed twice with 0.85% NaCl. The cell pellet was freeze dried, and its dry weight was measured. The dried cells were digested with concentrated nitric acid (70%). The obtained cultures were examined for their capacity to remove copper by atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) (Analytik Jena, Germany). The higher copper removal ability culture was isolated. Culture was purified on LA medium supplemented with 100 mg. L−1 Cu, and pure colonies be seen were streaked on fresh LA medium.
Bacterial identification
Morphological and biochemical tests for Gram stain, gelatin hydrolysis, nitrate reduction, oxidation–fermentation of glucose, oxidase test, catalase, indole and urease production were performed as described by Barrow and Feltham [83], motility, and fermentation of glucose, mannitol, sucrose. The isolated bacteria were classified using methods mentioned by Hussein et al. [84].
Genetical identification
The primer used was “F (5′-AGA GTT TGATCC TGG CTCAG-3′)” with a GC clamp and “R (5′-GGT TAC CTT GTTACGACT T-3′)” at the annealing temperature of 65 °C were used for the PCR amplification of the variable region of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) from the purified genomic DNA. The PCR product is made at a Korean company by ABI 3730xl DNA sequencer. Sequence analysis was conducted based on the online databases using BLAST by MEGA 3.1 software for phylogenetic analysis. The neighbor- joining method was used to build the phylogenetic tree.
Nucleotide sequence accession numbers
The nucleotide sequence of the bacterial isolate B1 (Bacillus pumilus) and B2 (Bacillus subtilis) were deposited in the database of GenBank nucleotide sequence under accession number of OQ931870 and OQ931871; respectively and the Phylogenetic tree including the strains was illustrated.
Copper solutions
The metal compound CuCL2. 2H2O was formulated at concentrations of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 150 mg. L−1 of Cu2+.
Bacterial preparation as a biosorbent
Growth of our strains supplemented with Cu2+ (20 mg. L−1). The pH of all media was adjusted to 6.8. Flasks of 100 ml were inoculated with 1 ml of overnight culture. After the growth, the method used for bacterial biomass preparation according to Hussein et al. [85].
Effect of some factors (temperature, pH and Cu 2+ concentrations) on bioremediation and growth
Effects of different temperatures (T) (25, 30, and 35 °C) and pH values (5.0, 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0) on the bioremediation efficiency of bacteria examined using Luria–Bertani (LB) medium [86], supplemented with 20 mg. L−1 copper. Media with different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 50 and 100 mg. L−1) of Cu+2 were cultured with bacterial isolates to study the effect of copper concentrations on their copper removal capacity. Cultures incubated for 72 h, and the supernatant measured for amount of copper at 0, 24, 48, and 72 h. of growth. The amount of copper was determined spectrophotometrically at 325 nm, and the amount of copper removed calculated by subtracting the initial and final concentrations measured. Growth (optical density) measured at 600 nm with a UV–Vis spectrophotometer. The cell number at different time intervals was determined by determining CFU/mL for each culture.
The % removal of copper at 30 °C was defined by the estimated copper concentrations in the media containing 10 or 100 mg. L−1 copper. Medium containing Cu2+ concentration without cells used as a control for calculation of % removal.
Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC)
MIC of Cu-resistant bacteria were detected by dilution plat method [83]. The salts of CuCl2 used for preparation 1000 µg ml−1 stock solutions added to the medium in different concentrations (100–800 µg. ml−1) and then bacterial isolate inoculated into plates, and incubated for 72 h at 30 °C. The least level of copper that inhibits growth is completely deemed as MIC.
Biosorption experiments and kinetics of sorption
The batch biosorption experiments using two bacterial isolates were achieved in 40 ml test tubes. 0.1 g (dry weight) of each type of dead cells added to 20 ml of copper solution. The tubes are then put on a shaker (150 rpm) for 24 h. Then, the samples centrifuged at 7500 rpm for 5 min. The supernatant was analyzed for residual copper concentrations using atomic absorption spectroscopy (Analytik Jena, Germany) after samples dilution.
The biosorbed amount of Cu2+ per gram calculated according to the following equation:
where q is the biosorbed amount Cu2+ (mg. g−1 of cells), Co is the initial conc. of the Cu2+ (mg. ml−1), Ce is the Copper equilibrium concentration (mg. ml−1), V is the mixture volume (ml), and M is the cells weight (g).
To understand the adsorption process, several kinetic models have been established. The common models employed in the present study were pseudo-first order (PFO), pseudo-second order (PSO), Elovich, and intra-particle diffusion models. The generalized formulas of these models are as follows [87].
Elovich equation:
Intraparticle diffusion model:
where qe and qt (mg. g−1) are the quantities of KET or DIC adsorbed at equilibrium and at time t (min), respectively, while k1 (min−1) and k2 (g. mg−1.min−1) are the constants adsorption rate of the PFO and PSO models, respectively. α (mg. g−1.min−1) and β (g. mg−1) are the initial adsorption rate and the surface coverage, respectively, while Ki (mg. g−1.min−1/2) is the calculated constant of intraparticle diffusion rate.
Modeling of adsorption isotherm
Adsorption isotherms are mathematical models that explain the actions of adsorbate species between the solid and liquid phases. To obtain more data on the adsorption mechanism, different isotherm models were applied including the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and D–R isotherms as described in the following equations [88].
Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms are used for adsorption data of Cu metals bacterial isolates.
The Langmuir mathematical formula can be stated as:
The linear form of Langmuir is:
where, qmax is the maximum metal adsorption capacity per unit weight biomass, and b (L. mg−1) is Langmuir constant.
By Freundlich isotherm, the correlation between the dissolved and adsorbed copper concentration was calculated. The Freundlich isotherm linear form is expressed by:
where q is the adsorbed amount of Cu2+ per gram sorbent (mg. g−1), C is the adsorbate equilibrium concentration (mg. ml−1), and K and n are constants of Freundlich (adsorption capacity and intensity; respectively). Parameters of Freundlich be able to obtain by plotting log Q vs. log C, with 1/n being the slope and log K being the intercept of the line.
Temkin isotherm
where BT ¼ RT = bT T is the absolute temperature (298.15 K), bT is related to the heat of sorption (J mol−1), AT is the equilibrium constant binding relating to the maximum energy binding, and BT is the Temkin isotherm constant (L. mg−1).
D-R isotherm
Where
Ce is the equilibrium concentration of the pollutant (mg. L−1), qe is the maximum adsorbed amount (mg. g−1). R is the universal gas constant (8.314 J mol−1.K−1), T is the absolute temperature (298.15 K).
Statistical analyses
Statistical analysis of the data was conducted using ANOVA one-way test (analysis of variance) by SPSS program version 21, and Duncan values were determined at 0.05 levels.
All the experiments were performed in triplicate. The solver function in the Microsoft Excel software was used in the nonlinear regression analysis for fitting the experimental data to the different kinetic and isotherm equations.
Conclusions
The current study mainly focuses on biosorption of copper by Bacillus pumilus OQ931870 and Bacillus subtilis OQ931871 which isolated from Wadi Nakheil, Red Sea, Egypt. Copper biosorption equilibrium data have been fitted well to the Langmuir and Freundlich models for the two strains. Pseudo-first and second order kinetic models provided a better explanation of the adsorption kinetics. The Temkin isotherm and the Elovich kinetic model indicated that the bacterial surface is heterogeneous. The D-R isotherm suggested that the adsorption process was more oriented toward physical adsorption, the intra-particle diffusion model proposed a boundary layer effect. Furthermore, the important and effective parameters of Cu 2+ biosorption are the pH, temperature, time and copper concentrations. The results of the current investigation show that our isolates may be used to successfully copper remove from the aquatic ecosystem at low cost and with no environmental impact.
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Danial, A.W., Dardir, F.M. Copper biosorption by Bacillus pumilus OQ931870 and Bacillus subtilis OQ931871 isolated from Wadi Nakheil, Red Sea, Egypt. Microb Cell Fact 22, 152 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-023-02166-3
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