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Biosorption of Pb and Cd by Indigenous Bacteria Isolated from Soil Contaminated with Oil and Heavy Metals  

Kim, Sang-Ho (STX Energy Co. Ltd, STX Namsan Tower)
Chon, Hyo-Taek (Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Seoul National University)
Lee, Jong-Un (Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, Chonnam National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.42, no.5, 2009 , pp. 427-434 More about this Journal
Abstract
Indigenous bacterium which shows a tolerance to high metal toxicity was isolated from soil concomitantly contaminated with oil and heavy metals. The characteristics of the bacterium for Pb and Cd biosorption was investigated under the various experimental conditions such as bacterial growth phase, the initial metal concentration, the input biomass amount, temperature and pH. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm modeling was described to know the capacity and intensity of biosorption. The low initial concentration of heavy metals and high biomass has a maximum heavy metal removal efficiency, but biosorption capacity of Pb and Cd has different values. Biosorption efficiency was highest in the end of the microbial growth stage and under pH 5~9 condition, but was less affected by temperature variation of 25~$35^{\circ}C$. The maximum biosorption capacity for Pb and Cd was 62.11 and 192.31 mg/g, respectively and each $R^2$ was calculated as 0.71 and 0.98 by applying Langmuir isothermal adsorption equation. Biosorption for Cd was considered as monomolecular adsorption to single layer on the surface of cells, whereas biosorption for Pb was considered as accumulation process into the cell by the microbial metabolism and precipitation reaction with anion of bacteria.
Keywords
indigenous bacteria; biosorption; removal of heavy metals;
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