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Simultaneous biosorption and bioaccumulation: a novel technique for the efficient removal of arsenic

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Biofilm is communities of microorganisms attached to the surface and is capable to uptake and concentrate metal species within their cell structure. The purpose of this research was to produce Bacillus arsenicus MTCC 4380 biofilm on Sawdust/MnFe2O4 composite and estimate its capability for biosorption/bioaccumulation of As(III) and As(V) from wastewater. A laboratory-scale batch model was utilized for biosorption/bioaccumulation assay. The effect of pH, biosorbent dose, contact time, temperature and initial adsorbate concentration on the removal efficiency were studied. The minimum contact time to reach equilibrium is about 220 min at pH 7 at 30 °C temperature for both ions. FT–IR confirmed that there are some functional groups on the surface of biosorbent attached with biofilm that may interact with the metal ions. The pattern of biosorption/bioaccumulation fitted well with Khan isotherm model for As(III) and Brouers–Sotolongo and Fritz–Schlunder–V isotherm models for As(V). On the basis of \(\overline{{{\text{R}}^{{\text{2}}} }}\) values the highest fitted model order among one and two parameter models is Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 2584.6679 mg/g for As(III) and 2651.6749 mg/g for As(V). The effect of co-existing ions for example Cu2+, Zn2+, Bi3+, Cd2+, Fe3+, Pb2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cr6+ and SO4 2− at different concentrations were inspected. Desorption study exhibited that over 83.568% of As(III) and 89.081 of As(V) could be desorbed from composite with 0.05 M NaOH solution.

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Abbreviations

AE :

The energy of adsorption (KJ/mol)

AFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–IV isotherm constant ((mg/g)(L/mg)αFS)

aFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–IV model exponent

aK :

Khan isotherm exponent

AKC :

Koble–Corrigan parameters ((mg/g)(L/mg)nKC)

bB :

Baudu isotherm constant (L/mg)

BFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–IV isotherm constant ((L/mg)βFS)

bFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–IV model exponent

bJ :

Jossens model exponent

bK :

Khan isotherm constant (L/mg)

BKC :

Koble–Corrigan parameters ((L/g)nKC)

bTE :

Temkin isotherm constant corresponding to heat of adsorption (J/mol)

C0 :

Initial concentration of arsenic in the solution (mg/L)

Ce :

Equilibrium concentration of arsenic in the solution (mg/L)

E:

Mean free energy (KJ/mol)

K1 :

Fritz–Schlunder–V equilibrium constant ((L/mg)αFS)

K2 :

Fritz–Schlunder–V equilibrium constant ((L/mg)βFS)

KBS :

Brouers–Sotolongo isotherm constant ((mg/g)(L/mg)1/α)

KF :

Freundlich isotherm constant ((mg/g)(L/mg)1/nF)

KDR :

Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm constant or activity coefficient linked to mean adsorption energy (mol2/KJ2)

KFS :

Fritz–Schlunder –III isotherm constant ((L/mg)n FS)

KH :

Hill isotherm constant (L/g)

KHE :

Adsorption equilibrium constant known as Henry constant (L/g)

KHK :

Holl–Krich isotherm constant ((L/mg)nHK)

KL :

Langmuir isotherm constant signifying the affinity between the adsorbent and the adsorbate molecules relating the energy of adsorption (L/mg)

KLJF :

SsLangmuir–Freundlich–Jovanovic isotherm constant (L/mg)

KJ :

Jossens isotherm constant ((mg/g)(L/mg))

KJF :

Jovanovic–Freundlich isotherm constant depends only on the temperature (L/mg)

KJV :

Jovanovic isotherm constant linked to the free energy of adsorption (L/g)

KL :

Langmuir isotherm constant (L/mg)

KLF :

Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm constant (L/mg)

KLJ :

Langmuir–Jovanovic isotherm constant (L/mg)

Km :

Activated sludge model constant (L/g)

KMJ :

Marczewski–Jaroniec isotherm constant (L/mg)

KRP :

Redlich–Peterson isotherm constant (L/g)

KRPI :

Radke–Prausnitz I isotherm constant (L/mg)

KRPII :

Radke–Prausnitz II isotherm constant (L/mg)

KRPIII :

Radke–Prausnitz III isotherm constant (L/mg)

KS :

Sips isotherm constant related to affinity constant (mg/L)−1/m S

KT :

Toth isotherm constant linked to affinity constant (L/mg)

KTE :

Temkin isotherm constant corresponding to the maximum binding energy (L/mg)

KU :

Unilan isotherm constant ((L/mg)bHK)

KVS :

Vieth–Sladek isotherm constant (L/mg)

J:

Jossens isotherm constant ((L/mg)bJ)

M:

Mass of the adsorbent (dry) used (g)

mLF :

Langmuir–Freundlich model exponent or heterogeneity factor

mMJ :

Marczewski–Jaroniec model exponent

mRPI :

Radke–Prausnitz I model exponent

mRPII :

Radke–Prausnitz II model exponent

mRPIII :

Radke–Prausnitz III model exponent

ms :

Sips model exponent

n:

The number of observations in the experimental study

nF :

Freundlich model exponent

nFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–III model exponent

nH :

Hill cooperativity coefficient

nHK :

Holl–Krich model exponent

nJF :

Jovanovic–Freundlich model exponent

nLJ :

Langmuir–Jovanovic model exponent

nLJF :

Langmuir–Freundlich–Jovanovic model exponent

nKC :

Koble–Corrigan parameters

Nm :

Activated sludge model exponential constant

nMJ :

Marczewski–Jaroniec model exponent

nT :

Toth isotherm exponent, a measure of surface heterogeneity

p:

The number of parameters to be determined

qe :

Adsorption capacity or amount of arsenic adsorbed on the surface of adsorbent at equilibrium (mg/g)

qe,exp :

The equilibrium adsorption capacity observed from the batch experiment (mg/g)

qe,model :

The prediction from the isotherm model corresponding to Ce (mg/g)

qmB :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Baudu isotherm (mg/g)

qmBS :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Brouers–Sotolongo isotherm (mg/g)

qmDR :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm (mg/g)

qmFS :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Fritz–Schlunder–III isotherm (mg/g)

qmFS5 :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity given by Fritz–Schlunder–V isotherm (mg/g)

qmH :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Hill isotherm (mg/g)

qmHK :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Holl–Krich isotherm (mg/g)

qmJF :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Jovanovic–Freundlich isotherm (mg/g)

qmJV :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Jovanovic isotherm (mg/g)

qmK :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Khan isotherm (mg/g)

qmL :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir isotherm (mg/g)

qmLF :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir–Freundlich isotherm (mg/g)

qmLFJ :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir–Freundlich–Jovanovic isotherm (mg/g)

qmLJ :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir–Jovanovic isotherm (mg/g)

qmMJ :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Marczewski–Jaroniec isotherm (mg/g)

qmL :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Langmuir isotherm (mg/g)

qmRPI :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Radke–Prausnitz I isotherms (mg/g)

qmRPII :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Radke–Prausnitz II isotherms (mg/g)

qmRPIII :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Radke–Prausnitz III isotherms (mg/g)

qmS :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Sips isotherm (mg/g)

qmT :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Toth isotherm (mg/g)

qmU :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity forecasted by Unilan isotherm (mg/g)

qmVS :

Maximum monolayer adsorption capacity predicted by Vieth–Sladek isotherm (mg/g)

R:

Universal gas constant (8.314 J/mol K)

Rd :

Distribution coefficient

Re :

Removal efficiency

RL :

Separation factor or adsorption intensity

s:

Unilan model exponent dependent on temperature describing the heterogeneity of the system

T:

Absolute temperature (K)

V:

Working volume of the solution (L)

x:

Baudu model exponent

y:

Baudu model exponent

α:

Brouers–Sotolongo model exponent

αFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–V model exponent

αRP :

Redlich–Peterson isotherm constant (L/mg)βRP

βFS :

Fritz–Schlunder–V model exponent

βRP :

Redlich–Peterson model exponent

βVS :

Vieth–Sladek equilibrium constant

ε:

Polanyi potential (mol2/KJ2)

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Our thanks to Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee for providing necessary facilities and to Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for financial support. We have read BioMed Central’s guidance on competing interests and have included a statement indicating that none of the authors have any competing interests in the manuscript. The thoughtful comments by an anonymous reviewer are highly appreciated.

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Podder, M.S., Majumder, C.B. Simultaneous biosorption and bioaccumulation: a novel technique for the efficient removal of arsenic. Sustain. Water Resour. Manag. 3, 357–389 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-017-0103-x

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