Biosorption of cadmium using the fungus Aspergillus niger
By L. M. B. Júnior, G. R. Macedo, M. Duarte, E. P. Silva, A. Lobato. 2003
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Sorption experiments using the Aspergillus niger fungus for cadmium removal were carried out to study the factors influencing and optimizing the biosorption of this metal. The effects of pH, time, biomass concentration, and initial concentration of the heavy metal on the rate of metallic biosorption were examined. An experimental design was also used to determine the values of the under study variables that provided the greatest biosorption efficiency. A technique for biomass recovery was also developed with the objective of determining the capacity of the regenerated biomass to biosorb the metals in solution. This research proved that with a pH of 4.75, a biomass concentration of 0.7 g/L, and a heavy metal concentration varying between 5 and 10 mg/L a biosorption process of biosorption with Aspergillus niger could be successfully used for heavy metal removal from oil field water in the oil industry.
Subfields: Water Science and Technology
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In Water Science and Technology
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- Use of Filamentous Fungi for Wastewater Treatment and Production of High Value Fungal Byproducts: A Review (2010, methodology): “Barros Júnior et al. (2003) recovered the fungal biomass through a vacuum filtration method to recycle fungi for biosorption studies.”