Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10395276 | Bioresource Technology | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Lead accumulation by free and immobilized cyanobacteria, Lyngbya majuscula and Spirulina subsalsa was studied. Exponentially growing biomass was exposed to 1-20 mg Lâ1 of Pb(II) solution at pH 6, 7 and 8 for time periods ranging from 10 min to 48 h. L. majuscula accumulated 10 times more Pb (13.5 mg gâ1) than S. subsalsa (1.32 mg gâ1) at pH 6 within 3 h of exposure to 20 mg Lâ1 Pb(II) solution and 76% of the Pb could be recovered using 0.1 M EDTA. This chelator (2 μM) did not influence Pb accumulation whereas 100 μM citrate increased that of S. subsalsa 6- to 8-fold. L. majuscula filaments enmeshed in a glass wool packed in a column removed 95.8% of the Pb from a 5 mg Lâ1 Pb solution compared to free and dead biomass which removed 64 and 33.6% Pb respectively. A 92.5% recovery of accumulated Pb from the immobilized biomass suggests that repeated absorption-desorption is possible.
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Authors
Nabanita Chakraborty, Amita Banerjee, Ruma Pal,