Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater by free and immobilized cells of Aspergillus niger

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Tsekova ◽  
D. Todorova ◽  
S. Ganeva
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Immobilized Cells ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals

scholarly journals Bioremoval of Different Heavy Metals by the Resistant Fungal StrainAspergillus niger

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Acosta-Rodríguez ◽  
Juan F. Cárdenas-González ◽  
Adriana S. Rodríguez Pérez ◽  
Juana Tovar Oviedo ◽  
Víctor M. Martínez-Juárez
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Fungal Biomass ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals ◽  
The Ideal

The objective of this work was to study the resistance and removal capacity of heavy metals by the fungusAspergillus niger. We analyzed the resistance to some heavy metals by dry weight and plate: the fungus grew in 2000 ppm of zinc, lead, and mercury, 1200 and 1000 ppm of arsenic (III) and (VI), 800 ppm of fluor and cobalt, and least in cadmium (400 ppm). With respect to their potential of removal of heavy metals, this removal was achieved for zinc (100%), mercury (83.2%), fluor (83%), cobalt (71.4%), fairly silver (48%), and copper (37%). The ideal conditions for the removal of 100 mg/L of the heavy metals were 28°C, pH between 4.0 and 5.5, 100 ppm of heavy metal, and 1 g of fungal biomass.

Removal of heavy metals using the fungus Aspergillus niger

1999 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anoop Kapoor ◽  
T Viraraghavan ◽  
D.Roy Cullimore
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals

A review on polypyrrole-coated bio-composites for the removal of heavy metal traces from waste water

2019 ◽  
pp. 152808371987127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhankar Maity ◽  
Ashish Dubey ◽  
Supriyo Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Industrial Wastewater ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Adsorption Capacities ◽  
Ion Absorption ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals ◽  
Day By Day

With the development of industrialization and human activities, discharge of waste water containing heavy metals in the environment is increasing day by day. It causes serious threats to the human civilization and the flora and fauna in this earth. Conducting polymers like polypyrrole and polyaniline can be used for treating wastewater due to their inherent ion absorption properties. This article has been focused on the development of polypyrrole coated bio-composites and their potential about the removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater. Adsorption process can be successfully employed to remove heavy metals from the wastewater by the treatment of water with polypyrrole-coated composites. It was reported in literature that the polypyrrole and polyaniline-coated adsorbents had good adsorption capacities for Mg, Fe, Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Ni. Polypyrrole-coated saw dust, rice husk, chitin, and cellulosic materials could be able to remove Cr, Fe, Cu, and Zn from wastewater. This method would be a replacement for costly conventional methods of removing heavy metal ions from wastewater. It is expected that this method would be an alternative for waste water treatment which will benefit the industries in future.

scholarly journals Response of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata in Free and Alginate Immobilized Cells to Heavy Metals Toxicity

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2847
Author(s):  
Zaki M. Al-Hasawi ◽  
Mohammad I. Abdel-Hamid ◽  
Adel W. Almutairi ◽  
Hussein E. Touliabah
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Immobilized Cells ◽  
Algal Growth ◽  
Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Free Cells ◽  
Heavy Metals Toxicity ◽  
Removal Of Heavy Metals ◽  
Immobilized Algae

Effects of 12 heavy metals on growth of free and alginate-immobilized cells of the alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata were investigated. The tested metals ions include Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Se, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn. Toxicity values (EC50) were calculated by graphical interpolation from dose-response curves. The highest to the lowest toxic metals are in the order Cd > Co > Hg > Cu > Ni > Zn > Cr > Al > Se > As > Pb > Sr. The lowest metal concentration (mg L−1) inhibiting 50% (EC50) of algal growth of free and immobilized (values in parentheses) algal cells were, 0.018 (0.09) for Cd, 0.03 (0.06) for Co, 0.039 (0.06) for Hg, 0.048 (0.050) for Cu, 0.055 (0.3) for Ni, 0.08 (0.1) for Zn, 0.2 (0.3) for Cr, 0.75 (1.8) for Al, 1.2 (1.4) for Se, 3.0 (4.0) for As, 3.3 (5.0) for Pb, and 160 (180) for Sr. Free and immobilized cultures showed similar responses to Cu and Se. The free cells were more sensitive than the immobilized ones. Accordingly, the toxicity (EC50) of heavy metals derived only form immobilized algal cells might by questionable. The study suggests that batteries of alginate-immobilized algae can efficiently replace free algae for the bio-removal of heavy metals.

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