Sorption of Copper(II) from Aqueous Phase by Waste Biomass
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 119, Issue 2
Abstract
Copper(II) uptake by Ganoderma lucidum, a wood-rotting mushroom, Aspergillus niger, a waste biomass originating from citric acid fermentation industry, and surplus sludge from a laboratory-activated sludge unit was studied. Using 4sorbent concentration and 0.5 mM Cu(II), the maximum uptake was by G. lucidum (97%) followed by waste sludge (42%) and A. niger (14%) at pH 5.0. The increased metal binding by biosorbents after strong alkali treatment was marginal for mushroom, signficant for A. niger (31%), and dramatic for sludge (99%). The sorption equilibria were used to quantitatively compare the capacities of sorbents. Variations in metal removal in the presence of different anionic ligands by biosorbents were observed.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 119 • Issue 2 • March 1993
Pages: 369 - 377
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Copyright © 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 24, 1989
Published online: Mar 1, 1993
Published in print: Mar 1993
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