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Bioremoval of arsenic (V) from aqueous solutions by chemically modified fungal biomass

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The biosorption of arsenic (V) on nine chemically modified biomasses (with iron oxide coated) of mycelia fungi: Aspergillus flavus III, IV and V, Aspergillus fumigatus I–II, Paecilomyces sp., Cladosporium sp., Mucor sp-1 and 2 was studied in this work. This study provides evidence that the biomasses of the fungi A. flavus, IV, III and V, Paecilomyces sp., and A. fumigatus I were very efficient at removing 1 mg/L of the metal in solution, using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), achieving the following percentage of removals: 97.1, 92.3, 90.3, 89.0, and 83.4%, respectively. The results of adsorption were obtained at pH 6.0, 30 °C after 24 h of incubation, with 1 g/100 mL of fungal biomass. These results suggest the excellent potential of almost all isolated strains for bioremediation and removal of metals from contaminated sites.

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  1. Laboratorio de Micología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Dr. Manuel Nava No. 6, Zona Universitaria, 78320, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico

    J. F. Cárdenas-González, I. Acosta-Rodríguez & A. S. Rodríguez-Pérez

  2. Laboratorio de Microbiología, Parasitología y Toxicología de Alimentos, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Av. Niño Artillero No. 130, Zona Universitaria, 78320, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

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Cárdenas-González, J.F., Acosta-Rodríguez, I., Téran-Figueroa, Y. et al. Bioremoval of arsenic (V) from aqueous solutions by chemically modified fungal biomass. 3 Biotech 7, 226 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-017-0868-5

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