African Journal of Biotechnology
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African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 6 (16), pp. 1932-1934, 20 August 2007 ISSN 1684–5315 © 2007 Academic Journals
Short Communication
Biosorption of arsenic and cadmium from
aqueous solutions Slavomír Čerňanský1*,
Martin Urík2, Jaroslav Ševc2, Pavol Littera1
and Edgar Hiller3 1Comenius University
in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Ecosozology
and Physitactics, Mlynská dolina, 84215 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. 2Comenius University
in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Geological Institute,
Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. 3Comenius University
in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry,
Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. *Corresponding author.E-mail:
cernanskys@fns.uniba.sk.
Tel: +421260296560.
Accepted 2
July, 2007 |
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The biosorption of cadmium and arsenic from aqueous solutions onto the unmodified compact biomass of microscopic filamentous fungus Aspergillus clavatus DESM. was studied in the concentration range of 0.25 – 100 mg.l-1. The experimental biosorption results for arsenic and cadmium followed well the Freundlich equilibrium sorption model.
Key words: Biosorption, arsenic, cadmium, microscopic filamentous fungi. |
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