Distillery wastewater detoxification and management through phytoremediation employing Ricinus communis L.
Tripathi, Sonam, Sharma, Pooja, Purchase, Diane 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8071-4385 and Chandra, Ram
(2021)
Distillery wastewater detoxification and management through phytoremediation employing Ricinus communis L.
Bioresource Technology, 333
, 125192.
pp. 1-7.
ISSN 0960-8524
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(Published online first)
(doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125192)
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess the phytoremediation potential of Ricinus communis L. for heavy metals remediation via rhizospheric bacterial activities for distillery wastewater detoxification and management. Results revealed that distillery wastewater contained high levels of metals and other physico-chemical pollution parameters that could cause environmental pollution and aquatic toxicity. The identified bacterium produced several plant growth-promoting compounds including siderophores, ligninolytic enzymes, and indole acetic acid that resulted in nutrient enhancement and improved mineralization of metals in the plants during stress conditions. The bioconcentration factor (BCF) of all the metals examined were > 1, which showed that these metals are accumulating in the root, shoot, and leaves of Ricinus communis L. Most of the metals are stabilised in the roots but Pb, Cd and Zn were translocated more to the shoots (TC>1). The ability of Ricinus communis L. to grow in metals- containing distillery wastewater and reduce heavy metals and organic contaminants suggests that it can be used to provide an effective treatment of distillery wastewater. The use of Ricinus communis L. is an eco-friendly tool for the reduction of organometallic contamination and protecting agricultural land.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Distillery wastewater, Phytoextraction, Remediation strategy, Ricinus communis L., Scanning electron microscopy, Translocation factor |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Natural Sciences |
| Item ID: | 33026 |
| Notes on copyright: | © 2021. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
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| Depositing User: | Diane Purchase |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Apr 2021 10:02 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2022 17:47 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/33026 |
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