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Conventional methods for heavy metal removal are precipitation, coagulation, reduction, ion exchange, evaporation, and membrane processes. This chapter describes the use of microbial biosorbents in removing heavy metals. Environmental factors, mechanisms, and isotherms of biosorption were discussed. Biosorption kinetics includes pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Elovich kinetics model.
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Cho, D.H., Kim, E.Y., Hung, YT. (2010). Heavy Metal Removal by Microbial Biosorbents. In: Wang, L., Tay, JH., Tay, S., Hung, YT. (eds) Environmental Bioengineering. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 11. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-031-1_12
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