Bacterial reduction of Cr(VI): operational challenges and feasibility

• Main Authors: Ahmad, W. A., Venil, C. K., Chirwa, E. M. N., Wang, Y. T., Sani, M. H., Samad, A. F. A., Kamaroddin, M. F. A., Donati, E. R ., Urbieta, M. S., Zakaria, Z. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Heidelberg 2018
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96243/1/ZainulAkmarZakaria2021_BacterialReductionofCr%28VI%29OperationalChallenges.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/96243/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40726-021-00174-8

Purpose of review hexavalent chromium, cr(vi), and trivalent chromium, cr(iii), are two chromium compounds with practical importance due to their high occurrence and solubility in the environment. Current cr(vi) treatment techniques involve chemical reduction of cr(vi) to cr(iii), which posed seriou...