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The biodetoxification of cyanide-rich wastewater has become increasingly popular because of its cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness. Therefore, we have developed an effective method, optimised by response surface methodology, for detoxifying cyanide-rich wastewater using Bacillus sp. CN-22, which was newly isolated from a cyanide-contaminated electroplating sludge and could tolerate a CN− concentration of 700 mg L−1. The concentration of CN− in the treated wastewater decreased from 200 to 6.62 mg L−1 after cultivation with 2.38 % inocula for 72 h on the medium, consisting of 0.05 % KH2PO4, 0.15 % K2HPO4, 1.0 mM MgCl2, 1.0 mM FeCl3, 0.1 % NH4Cl, and 0.1 % glycerol. The CN− degradability of 96.69 % is similar to the predicted value of 96.82 %. The optimal cultivation conditions were controlled as follows: initial pH, 10.3; temperature, 31 °C; and rotary speed, 193 rpm. The maintenance of higher pH in the overall treatment procedures may avoid the production of volatile HCN and the risk associated with cyanide detoxification. Additionally, the bacterial strain Bacillus sp. CN-22, with its potent cyanide-degrading activity at the initial CN– concentration of 200 mg L−1, may be employed to effectively treat cyanide-rich wastewater, especially electroplating effluent.
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This work was co-supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (no. 10lgzd07) and the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Programme) (no. 2012CB956004).
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Wu, CF., Xu, XM., Zhu, Q. et al. An effective method for the detoxification of cyanide-rich wastewater by Bacillus sp. CN-22. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 98, 3801–3807 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5433-5
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