| Title | Biosorption of Precious Metals Present at Dilute Concentrations on Fungal Pellets |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 29871 |
| Authors | Legorreta-Castañeda, AJ; Lucho-Constantino, CA; Coronel-Olivares, C; Beltrán-Hernández, RI; Vázquez-Rodríguez, GA |
| Title | Biosorption of Precious Metals Present at Dilute Concentrations on Fungal Pellets |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Processes, 10.0, 4 |
| Abstract | Biosorption on fungal pellets constitutes a promising way of removing precious metals, which are often present at dilute concentrations in wastewater. Herein, we studied the Ag and Au biosorption by Aspergillus tabacinus and Cladosporium cladosporioides pellets. For A. tabacinus pellets the optimum pH values for the biosorption of Ag and Au were 5 and 4, respectively, while for C. cladosporioides granules, the best-suited values were 3 and 4, respectively. Biosorption kinetics of both metals were also studied at low adsorbate concentrations (1 mg/L) and the pH values mentioned above, and the contact times that allow maximum recovery of the two metals were defined. At the pH values estimated as optimum, A. tabacinus pellets adsorbed greater amounts of Ag than C. cladosporioides pellets, while for Au the opposite occurred. We found that the pseudo-second-order model adequately represents Ag and Au biosorption kinetics under the conditions tested. Due to the growing demand and limited availability of these metals, their recovery from aqueous residual solutions is economically attractive and desirable in the expanding circular economy scheme. |
| https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/10/4/645/pdf?version=1648217440 |
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