PHYCO-REMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF Spirogyra sp. ON CONTAMINATED WASTE FROM THE SUGAR PLANT

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Published: 2020-02-08

Page: 33-38


K. SANGEETHA *

Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.

R. KAMALAMBIGESWARI

Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.

S. KANIMOZHI

Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Bioremediation is the use of green growth to remove toxins from wastewater, because algae species are generally simple to develop, repair and control within a research facility, and, by all accounts, seem to be perfect life forms for solution use. The present selection was able to determine the phyco-remediation efficiency of Spirogyra sp. using sugar plant cushion. The results of the present investigation found that sugar factory cushioning with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Electrical Conductivity (EC), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) PO43-, Ni, Cr, Fe and Mn was impressive. TDS (24.92%), EC (14.47%), pH (11.47%), BOD (47.82%), DO (21.46%), COD (15.73%), TKN (40%), and PO43- (44.44%). Ni (42.79%), CR (40.74%), Fe (24.78%) and Mn (34.92%) were recorded using Spirogyra sp. followed by 60 days of phyco-remediation tests. Moreover, the emission of TDS, EC, BOD, COD, TKN, PO43-, Ni, Cr, Fe and Mn exposed to the sugar plant continued to expand at 15, 30, 45 and 60 days. Along these, the bioremediation study demonstrated the viability of microalgae Spirogyra sp. to exclude substantial metals that may be emitted by the sugar plant.

Keywords: Phyco-remediation, physico-alloying properties, heavy metals, Spirogyra sp.


How to Cite

SANGEETHA, K., R. KAMALAMBIGESWARI, and S. KANIMOZHI. 2020. “PHYCO-REMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF Spirogyra Sp. ON CONTAMINATED WASTE FROM THE SUGAR PLANT”. PLANT CELL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 21 (1-2):33-38. https://www.ikprress.org/index.php/PCBMB/article/view/4917.

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