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A REVIEW ON EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS BY Aspergillus niger

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Title A REVIEW ON EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF BIOSORPTION OF HEAVY METALS BY Aspergillus niger
 
Creator MUKHOPADHYAY, M
NORONHA, SB
SURAISHKUMAR, GK
 
Subject DEAD FUNGAL BIOMASS
AQUEOUS-SOLUTION
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
ARSENIC REMOVAL
CADMIUM REMOVAL
WASTE-WATER
FLY-ASH
COLUMN
COPPER
ADSORPTION
copper
fungus
biosorption
biomass
modelling
 
Description Recent developments in the field of environmental biotechnology lead to the search for adsorbents of biological origin, which is reasonably cheap for toxic trace metal removal. This method is specifically termed as biosorption. In this paper, biosorption of heavy metals by Aspergillus niger is reviewed. Characterisation of A. niger in heavy metal biosorption is extensively discussed. Batch and continuous processes are discussed in details. Influence of process parameters like biomass dosage rate, initial metal ion concentration, and pH of the solution, pretreatment, impact of co-cations on metal biosorption is also discussed. Modelling for batch and continuous process operations are focused extensively. Mechanism of biosorption by A. niger is elaborated.
 
Publisher WILEY-BLACKWELL
 
Date 2012-06-26T04:45:57Z
2012-06-26T04:45:57Z
2011
 
Type Article
 
Identifier CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING,89(4)889-900
0008-4034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjce.20460
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/13897
 
Language English