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Kinetics and equilibrium study for the biosorption of lanthanum by Penicillium simplicissimum INCQS 40,211

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Lanthanum (La) is a light rare-earth element that plays an essential role in manufacturing technological products, clean technologies, medical products, electron cathodes, scintillators, fluorescent lamps, and fertilizers. This study is the first investigation of La3+ biosorption using inactive lyophilized biomass from Penicillium simplicissimum INCQS 40,211. The maximum sorption capacity (qmax) for P. simplicissimum was 7.81 mg g−1. La 3+ biosorption followed the Freundlich model, where the biosorption system possibly multilayer coverage of P. simplicissimum by lanthanum ions. The kinetic data for the adsorption process obeyed a pseudo-second-order (R2 > 0.92), indicating chemical sorption. The results indicated that inactive lyophilized biomass from Penicillium simplicissimum INCQS 40211are an excellent candidate for removing light rare-earth elements from aquatic environments.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the “Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico” (CNPq)-Brazil for financial support. LR Bergsten-Torralba is thankful to CAPES-Brazil for fellowship support.

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  1. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC)-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Ludmila R. Bergsten-Torralba & Daniel F. Buss

  2. Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade Em Saúde (INCQS)-FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    C. R. S. Nascimento

  3. Centro de Tecnologia Mineral, Av. Pedro Calmon 900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21941-908, Brazil

    Ellen C. Giese

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Bergsten-Torralba, L.R., Nascimento, C.R.S., Buss, D.F. et al. Kinetics and equilibrium study for the biosorption of lanthanum by Penicillium simplicissimum INCQS 40,211. 3 Biotech 11, 460 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-021-03004-2

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