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The fabrication of bio-ceramsite for the removal of heavy metals and its toxicity to bacteria

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Bio-ceramsite technology is one of the most effective technologies in the pretreatment of drinking water. In this work, bio-ceramsite was fabricated by Citrobacter freundii (C. freundii) immobilization on the ceramsite. The findings of the current study suggest that the bio-ceramites showed biosorption abilities for Cd(II) and Pb(II) and the removal efficiency for Pb(II) is lower than Cd(II). The adsorption mechanism can be attributed to electrostatic attraction and covalent bond. The morphology of the cells changed after the adsorption of Cd(II) and Pb(II) due to the dissociation of the assembly of peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide. The fluorescence polarization has shown a significant decrease in membrane fluidity and an increase of permeability of cell membrane. The spectral profile of C. freundii suggests the alteration of carbonyl, amide and phosphonic groups on the cell membrane.

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  1. Farmland Irrigation Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinxiang, 453002, China

    Yan Shi  (石岩), Xuebin Qi  (齐学斌) & Qing Gao

  2. School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, China

    Yan Shi  (石岩) & Ken Sun

  3. School of Water Resource & Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, China

    Ken Sun

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Funded by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2012AA100604)

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Shi, Y., Sun, K., Qi, X. et al. The fabrication of bio-ceramsite for the removal of heavy metals and its toxicity to bacteria. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 30, 649–654 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-015-1205-7

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