This invention discloses a
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
reducing agent and its application and method in
vanadium reduction.
Pseudomonas bariensis is inoculated into a
vanadium-containing solution to reduce pentavalent
vanadium ions. The concentration of pentavalent vanadium in the vanadium-containing solution is 0.5–10 mM. The vanadium-containing solution also includes high-salt LB medium, which is composed of: 10.0 g / L
tryptone, 5.0 g / L
yeast extract, and 30.0 g / L NaCl, prepared with
sterile water. The pH is adjusted to 7.0 with 1 mol / L NaOH or 1 mol / L HCl, and the medium is autoclaved at 121°C for 20 min before use. The reduction reaction of the
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the vanadium-containing solution is carried out at 28°C, 150 rpm oscillation frequency, under anaerobic and dark conditions. The *Pseudomonas baralicum* provided by this invention can still grow when exposed to concentrations up to 10 mM V(V). When the vanadium concentration is 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0, and 10 mM, the
reduction rate of V(V) by this *Pseudomonas baralicum* is 81.1%, 72.4%, 72.3%, 70.8%, and 60.6%, respectively, indicating that *Pseudomonas baralicum* can be used as a
reducing agent to remove vanadium
toxicity from vanadium-contaminated environments.