Using Streptomyces erythreus isolated from pharmaceutical residues as a biosorbent, the characteristics and mechanism of its absorbing Pb2+ was studied. The results showed that absorptive ability of bacterial mycelia modified by sodium hydroxide was improved greatly. The reaction mechanism of modified bacterial mycelia uptake Pb2+ was analyzed by back scattered electron microscope(BSEM) and infrared spectroscopy (IR). The results of experiments indicated that some chemical groups such as -COO-、C-H and O-H among cell walls of bacterial mycelia might play the key functions adsorbing Pb2+. It was presumed that the process of modified bacterial mycelia lead uptake might be a chemical and physical process collaboratively which occurred on the cell surface of bacterial mycelia chiefly based on exchangeable reaction.
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