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Recovery of Metals from Leach Liquors: Biosorption versus Metal Sulfide Precipitation
Extraction of metals (leaching) is chemical or biochemical processes that utilize acids or microorganisms to enhance the suspension of metals from...
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Biosorption of Cd by an indigenous Cd-resistant bacterium isolated from soil contaminated with Cd
An indigenous Cd-resistant bacterium, G17-2, was isolated from Cd-contaminated soil and characterized for its potential application to Cd...
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Biosorption and desorption of chromium using hybrid microalgae-activated sludge treatment system
This study utilised a mixed culture of Chlorella vulgaris and bacteria from sludge to treat synthetic tannery wastewater (STWW) in modified...
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The brown marine algae “Laminaria digitata” for the outstanding biosorption of methylene blue and reactive blue 19 dyes: kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics, regeneration, and mechanism studies
In the present work, the brown alga Laminaria digitata ( L. Digita ) was used as a biosorbent material for the removal of Methylene Blue (MB) and...
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Elaboration of hybrid Luffa cylindrica−CuO materials and a study of their performance in the biosorption of pollutants
Synthetic dyes pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems. Several methods have been developed and implemented to eliminate these important...
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Biosorption of metronidazole using Spirulina platensis microalgae: process modeling, kinetic, thermodynamic, and isotherm studies
Metronidazole is well-known antibiotic which, globally, ranks high in popular usage. Therefore, traces of residues of this antibiotic were identified...
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Biosorption of malachite green dye over Spirulina platensis mass: process modeling, factors optimization, kinetic, and isotherm studies
Spirulina platensis is one of the types of blue-green algae that was used as a biosorbent in this study. The aim of this study was to investigate the...
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Simultaneous removal of heavy metals from drinking water by banana, orange and potato peel beads: a study of biosorption kinetics
Banana, orange and potato peels (BP, OP and PP, respectively) were immobilised to produce biosorbent beads that were employed for the biosorption of...
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Potential of Ulva prolifera in phytoremediation of seawater polluted by cesium and cobalt: an experimental study on the biosorption and kinetics
Radionuclides accidentally released from nuclear power plants, such as 137 Cs and 60 Co, can lead to severe contamination of marine ecosystems. Living...
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Evaluation of Europium Biosorption Using Deinococcus radiodurans
The efficacy of a biosorption-based approach using living cells of Deinococcus radiodurans for recovery of Eu 3+ from aquatic systems has been...
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Small scale photo bioreactor treatment of tannery wastewater, heavy metal biosorption and CO2 sequestration using microalga Chlorella sp.: a biodegradation approach
Recently, mass production of lipid along with heavy metal reduction is gaining momentum due to their cost-effective and greener approach towards...
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Effects of nitrogen depletion on the biosorption capacities of Neochloris minuta and Neochloris alveolaris for five heavy metals
Neochloris minuta and Neochloris alveolaris grown in nitrogen-rich (+ N) and nitrogen-depleted (-N) media were tested for their heavy metal maximum...
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Biosorption of astrazon red dye by the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas sp. strain 51ATA
Astrazon red azodye that is still widely used in Turkey is released into the aquatic environment. Since these dyes are degradable into the toxic...
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Upcycling of easy separated Casuarina equisetifolia fruit waste as a biosorbent: tailoring the surface modification to enhance selective removal of cationic dye or simultaneously removal of cationic and anionic dyes
This study aimed at the valorization of the abundant and underutilized Casuarina equisetifolia fruit waste (CEFW) biomass as an intact easily...
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Response surface modelling of the biosorption of Zn(II) and Pb(II) onto Micropogonias undulatus scales: Box–Behnken experimental approach
In this study, the scales of Micropogonias undulatus fish were investigated as precursors for the development of low-cost biosorbent for the removal...
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Zinc chloride activated carbon derived from date pits for efficient biosorption of brilliant green: adsorption characteristics and mechanism study
It is critical to remove dyes from wastewater as they cause harm to human and aquatic life due to their carcinogenic, toxic, and mutagenic effects....
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Biosorption of copper(II) onto spent biomass of Gelidiella acerosa (brown marine algae): optimization and kinetic studies
This study exclusively focused on the potential application of an inexpensive and sustainable waste macro-algal biomass as an adsorbent for...
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Adsorption of Cd2+ from synthetic wastewater by modified leaves of Eupatorium adenophorum and Acer oblongum: thermodynamics, kinetics and equilibrium studies
Heavy metals cause outrageous ecological risks when released into the environment from many point and non-point sources. Biosorbents prepared from...
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Assessment of arsenic sorption properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from fecal samples for application as bioremediation tool
Arsenic intoxication through contaminated water and food is a challenging problem worldwide. The objective of the present study was to isolate the...
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Factors and mechanisms regulating heavy metal phycoremediation in polluted water
Rapid advances to industrialization and population increases have put aquatic ecosystems at high risk of pollution from various industrial and...
