Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the selective removal of Cu(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II) by strains of exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing cyanobacteria, and to investigate the interaction of sorption in solutions with multiplemetals. Methods and Results: Nine EPS-producing cyanobacteria were tested for their ability to remove Cr, Cu and Ni in both single- and multiple-metal solutions. In the single-metal solutions, some of the strains showed very high values of metal uptake, however, only two of them showed the capability to selectively remove one or two of the metals present in the multiple-metal solutions. In multi-metal systems, the binding process was either noninteractive, synergistic or competitive between metal ions for different strains of cyanobacteria. Conclusions: Cyanothece 16Som 2 showed significantly greater sorptive capacity for Cu (1Æ5–20·) and Cr (2–50·) than all other strains tested. The Nostoc PCC 7936 strain showed high specific and almost exclusive selectivity towards Cu, which suggests its use aimed at recovering this metal from multiple-metal solutions. Significance and Impact of the Study: To find out microbial sorbents with good metal selectivity may be very useful for building up processes aimed to recover valuable metals from industrial wastewaters.
Selectivity in the heavy metal removal by exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria / E. Micheletti; G. Colica ; C. Viti; P. Tamagnini; R. De Philippis. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 1364-5072. - STAMPA. - 105:(2008), pp. 88-94. [10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03728.x]
Selectivity in the heavy metal removal by exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria
VITI, CARLO;DE PHILIPPIS, ROBERTO
2008
Abstract
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the selective removal of Cu(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II) by strains of exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing cyanobacteria, and to investigate the interaction of sorption in solutions with multiplemetals. Methods and Results: Nine EPS-producing cyanobacteria were tested for their ability to remove Cr, Cu and Ni in both single- and multiple-metal solutions. In the single-metal solutions, some of the strains showed very high values of metal uptake, however, only two of them showed the capability to selectively remove one or two of the metals present in the multiple-metal solutions. In multi-metal systems, the binding process was either noninteractive, synergistic or competitive between metal ions for different strains of cyanobacteria. Conclusions: Cyanothece 16Som 2 showed significantly greater sorptive capacity for Cu (1Æ5–20·) and Cr (2–50·) than all other strains tested. The Nostoc PCC 7936 strain showed high specific and almost exclusive selectivity towards Cu, which suggests its use aimed at recovering this metal from multiple-metal solutions. Significance and Impact of the Study: To find out microbial sorbents with good metal selectivity may be very useful for building up processes aimed to recover valuable metals from industrial wastewaters.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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