Abstract:This work focused on the bioremoval of heavy metals by mangrove-derived Trichoderma biomass in the artificial sewage water. Of the 12 isolates tested, Hypocrea lixii TSK8 (JQ809340) was found to be a potent strain in removal of lead and iron. The bioremoval was enhanced through adsorption kinetics and process optimization using statistical model of the response surface methodology. The magnitude of Langmuir constant was 0.64 L mg -1 and 0.42 L mg -1 for lead and iron, respectively. Adsorption capacity was dete… Show more
“…Pretreatment of biosorbent using different chemical reagents in order to improve the biosorbption efficiency have been reported in literature. [22][23][24] The fact that the biosorption process can be further improved by applying selective pretreatments based on heavy metals existing in the solution justies further works in this area.…”
“…Pretreatment of biosorbent using different chemical reagents in order to improve the biosorbption efficiency have been reported in literature. [22][23][24] The fact that the biosorption process can be further improved by applying selective pretreatments based on heavy metals existing in the solution justies further works in this area.…”
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