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  • Title: Biosorption of chromium, copper, manganese and zinc by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AT18 isolated from a site contaminated with petroleum.
    Author: Pérez Silva RM, Abalos Rodríguez A, Gómez Montes De Oca JM, Cantero Moreno D.
    Journal: Bioresour Technol; 2009 Feb; 100(4):1533-8. PubMed ID: 18951017.
    Abstract:
    The study describes the sorption of Cr, Cu, Mn and Zn by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AT18 isolated from a site contaminated with petroleum and heavy metals. The concentrations studied were 50, 49, 60 and 70 (mg L(-1)) for Cr, Cu, Mn and Zn, respectively. The solution pH and ionic strength were very important factors in the metal biosorption performance and the biosorption capacity of P. aeruginosa AT18 for Cr3+,Cu2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+. In aqueous solution, the biosorption increased with increasing pH in the range 5.46-7.72. The results obtained in the experimental assays show that P. aeruginosa AT18 has the capacity for biosorption of the metallic ions Cr3+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ in solutions, although its capacity for the sorption of manganese is low (22.39 mg Mn2+/g of biomass) in comparison to the Cr3+, Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions, as shown by the individual analyses. However, 20% of the manganese was removed from an initial concentration of 49.0 mg L(-1), with a Qm value similar to that obtained in solutions containing mixtures of Cr3+, Cu2+, Mn2+and Zn2+. The chromium level sorbed by P. aeruginosa AT18 biomass was higher than that for Cu, Mn and Zn, with 100% removal in the pH range 7.00-7.72 and a Qm of 121.90-200.00 mg of Cr3+/g of biomass. The removal of Cr, Cu and Zn is also a result of precipitation processes.
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