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- Title
Spirulina platensis AS BIOSORBENT OF ZINC IN WATER.
- Authors
Zinicovscaia, Inga; Duca, Gheorghe; Rudic, Valeriu; Cepoi, Liliana; Chiriac, Tatiana; Frontasyeva, Marina V.; Pavlov, Sergey S.; Gundorina, Svetlana F.
- Abstract
Zinc is an important metal for humans and the environment. Its intensive application in industry has led to water and soil contamination. A lot of microorganisms both unicellular and multicellular can be applied for removal of metals from the environment. The process of zinc adsorption by cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis biomass was investigated. The concentrations of 0.34 mM and 3.4 mM of ZnSO4·7H2O were used. The process of biosorption of zinc was studied during 1-hour experiment. To determine the elemental content of the samples, neutron activation analysis was applied. The maximum sorption capacity for Zn was determined to be 9000 µg/g at the initial concentration of ZnSO4·7H2O of 3.4 mM. At the lowest initial concentration of zinc salt almost all Zn was removed from solutions.
- Subjects
ZINC &; the environment; ENVIRONMENTAL protection research; WATER pollution; SOIL pollution research; SPIRULINA platensis
- Publication
Environmental Engineering & Management Journal (EEMJ), 2013, Vol 12, Issue 5, p1079
- ISSN
1582-9596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.30638/eemj.2013.132