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Arsenite sorption in liquid-phase by Aspergillus fumigatus: adsorption rates and isotherm studies

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The live and pretreated biomass of Aspergillus fumigatus was used for the biosorption of As(III) from aqueous solution. Three parameters that affect the As(III) adsorption, namely agitation time, concentration of As(III), and pH have been investigated. In order to develop an effective and accurate design model for removal of As(III), adsorption kinetics and equilibrium data are essential basic requirements. Lagergren first-order and second-order were used to fit the experimental data. The studies on optimization of agitation time, adsorbent dosage, and pH showed that the FeCl3 treated biomass had the maximum capacity to adsorb As(III) and live biomass was found to be minimum compared to all pretreated. The Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin adsorption models were used for the mathematical description of the biosorption equilibrium. The maximum adsorption capacity of 0.538 mg/g was observed in FeCl3 treated biomass using Langmuir isotherm. Batch mode experiments proved to be efficient. Desorption studies were also carried out with dilute sodium hydroxide to recover both the adsorbent and adsorbate.

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One of the co-authors (MS) is supported by Chonbuk National University Post-Doc program (2006).

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  1. Microbial Biotechnology Division, Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India

    Muthuswamy Sathishkumar, Arthur Raj Binupriya & Krishnaswamy Swaminathan

  2. Division of Biotechnology, Department of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, 561-756, Republic of Korea

    Muthuswamy Sathishkumar & Sei-Eok Yun

  3. National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, Jeonju, 561-823, Republic of Korea

    Jong-Gyeong Choi

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Sathishkumar, M., Binupriya, A.R., Swaminathan, K. et al. Arsenite sorption in liquid-phase by Aspergillus fumigatus: adsorption rates and isotherm studies. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 1813–1822 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-008-9675-9

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