Table 1 Effect of inoculum size, nutrients, initial pH and temperature on bioflocculant production

1

60 ± 3.8^a

Starch

93 ± 5.3^a

Peptone

71 ± 8.9^a,b

68 ± 3.2^a

73 ± 2.1^a,b

2

70 ± 3.1^a

Glucose

66 ± 6.2^b

Urea

74 ± 3.8^b

70 ± 4.2^a

78 ± 2.3^b

3

85 ± 6.2^b

Maltose

90 ± 4.3^a

Yeast extract

78 ± 9.0^b

92 ± 0.3^c

92 ± 0.2^c

4

83 ± 9.0^b

Sucrose

63 ± 5.8^b

Ammonium sulphate

79 ± 7.1^b

80 ± 3.2^b

80 ± 0.8^b

Fructose

85 ± 7.5^a

Casein

83 ± 4.7^b

81 ± 1.0^b

76 ± 2.1^b

Lactose

37 ± 1.2^c

Mixed nitrogen sources (yeast extract, urea and ammonium sulphate

66 ± 6.2^a

73 ± 1.3^a,b

62 ± 1.2^a

45 ± 2.3^a