The performances of nine biosorbents derived from dead fungal biomass were investigated for their ability to remove Reactive Black 5 from aqueous solution. The biosorption data for removal of Reactive Black 5 were readily modeled using the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. Kinetic analysis based on both pseudo-second-order and Weber-Morris models indicated intraparticle diffusion was the rate limit...

Adsorption of cadmium and lead ions to floc-type biosorbents was reported in this work. Two types of biosorbents containing a marine microalga, Heterosigma akashiwo (Hada) Hada, or a purple non-sulfur bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides, were prepared. The micro-organisms inactivated by steam sterilization were immobilized in casein floc and cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. In the present immob...

Biosorption with macroalgae is a promising technology for the bioremediation of industrial effluents. However, the vast majority of research has been conducted on simple mock effluents with little data available on the performance of biosorbents in complex effluents. Here we evaluate the efficacy of dried biomass, biochar, and Fe-treated biomass and biochar to remediate 21 elements from a real-...

Sorption and cosorption of lead (Pb(II)) and methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solutions on low-cost biosorbents made from chemically modified agricultural by-products was investigated. Modified cotton exhibited the highest adsorption capacity for Pb(II), while modified cotton and peanut hull had higher equilibrium adsorption capacity of MB than the other biosorbents. Different chemical modificati...

In this study, biosorption of heavy metal and dye by microbes will investigate. Optimum pH values of the maximum heavy metal biosorption will be finding. The bioremoval of the dye also investigate at different pH, Removal rates will measure respectively. The presence of heavy metal with dye analysis will be done for uptake by biosorbents .The results expected to indicate that the isolated bioso...

Agro-waste materials such as sorghum straw (SS), oats straw (OS) and agave baggasse (AB) contain several functional groups (carboxyl, carbonyl, acetamido, amino, hydroxyl, etc.) which are able to bind heavy metal ions present in aqueous solution. The major advantages of these materials are: low-cost, high efficiency and regeneration. The agro-waste materials studied in this research (water wash...

There is a growing need for the use of low-cost and ecofriendly adsorbents in water/wastewater treatment applications. Conventional adsorbents as well as biosorbents from different natural and agricultural sources have been extensively studied and reviewed. However, there is a lack of reviews on biosorption utilizing industrial wastes, particularly those of food processing and pharmaceuticals. ...

Biosorption is a technique that can be used for the removal of pollutants from waters, especially those that are not easily biodegradable such as metals and dye.Biotechnol Adv. 1016j.biotechadv. 2 The use of algae as metal biosorbents G.W.Garnham. 1984 and of other bacterial species for silver biosorption Pumpel and Schinner. Years, several biosorbents have been investigated, but the bacterial ...

In this work hybrid pectin-based biosorbents with secondary polysaccharide additives (gellan, carob and xanthan gum, ratio to pectin 1:1, 1:1 and 1:3, respectively) were obtained at two temperatures. The presence of these additives in prepared beads was confirmed by Raman spectra. The SEM micrographs show better homogeneity of blends and grater differences between structures of beads with vario...

Biosorption is a process, which represents a biotechnological innovation as well as a cost effective excellent tool for removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions. The kinetics and equilibrium of the biosorption of Chromium (VI) from aqueous solution were investigated using immobilized mixed biosorbents of Annona squamosa seeds and Aspergillus niger in a batch system. The biosorption characte...