Abstract
Cadmium ions in wastewater can be removed by biosorption on to Acinetobacter calca var. antratus, isolated from a wastewater sample from a copper refinery. There are two equillibrium states: the first, which is reached quickly, is probably direct adsorption, and the second may be due to the release of ion adsorption materials by lysed cells.
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The authors are with the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10764, ROC.
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Hsu, J.P., Chiang, T.Y. Removal of cadmium ions in wastewater through biosorption. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 7, 571–572 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368363
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368363