• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
• /
• 제18권1호
• /
• pp.46-56
• /
• 2013

Laboratory scale experiments to remove benzene in solution by using the bio-carrier composed of dead biomass have been performed. The immobilized bio-carrier with dead Bacillus drentensis sp. and polysulfone was manufactured as the biosorbent. Batch sorption experiments were performed with bio-carriers having various quantities of biomass and then, their removal efficiencies and uptake capacities were calculated. From results of batch experiments, 98.0% of the initial benzene (1 mg/L) in 1 liter of solution was removed by using 40 g of immobilized bio-carrier containing 5% biomass within 1 hour and the biosorption reaction reached in equilibrium within 2 hours. Benzene removal efficiency slightly increased (99.0 to $99.4%{\pm}0.05$) as the temperature increased from 15 to $35^{\circ}C$, suggesting that the temperature rarely affects on the removal efficiency of the bio-carrier. The removal efficiency changed under the different initial benzene concentration in solution and benzene removal efficiency of the bio-carrier increased with the increase of the initial benzene concentration (0.001 to 10 mg/L). More than 99.0% of benzene was removed from solution when the initial benzene concentration ranged from 1 to 10 mg/L. From results of fitting process for batch experimental data to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms, the removal isotherms of benzene were more well fitted to Freundlich model ($r^2$=0.9242) rather than Langmuir model ($r^2$=0.7453). From the column experiment, the benzene removal efficiency maintained over 99.0% until 420 pore volumes of benzene solution (initial benzene concentration: 1 mg/L) were injected in the column packed with bio-carriers, investigating that the immobilized carrier containing Bacillus drentensis sp. and polysulfone is the outstanding biosorbent to remove benzene in solution.

• Mycobiology
• /
• 제45권2호
• /
• pp.73-83
• /
• 2017

The ability of dead cells of endophytic Drechslera hawaiiensis of Morus alba L. grown in heavy metals habitats for bioremoval of cadmium ($Cd^{2+}$), copper ($Cu^{2+}$), and lead ($Pb^{2+}$) in aqueous solution was evaluated under different conditions. Whereas the highest extent of $Cd^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ removal and uptake occurred at pH 8 as well as $Pb^{2+}$ occurred at neutral pH (6-7) after equilibrium time 10 min. Initial concentration 30 mg/L of $Cd^{+2}$ for 10 min contact time and 50 to 90 mg/L of $Pb^{2+}$ and $Cu^{2+}$ supported the highest biosorption after optimal contact time of 30 min achieved with biomass dose equal to 5 mg of dried died biomass of D. hawaiiensis. The maximum removal of $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Pb^{2+}$ equal to 100%, 100%, and 99.6% with uptake capacity estimated to be 0.28, 2.33, and 9.63 mg/g from real industrial wastewater, respectively were achieved within 3 hr contact time at pH 7.0, 7.0, and 6.0, respectively by using the dead biomass of D. hawaiiensis compared to 94.7%, 98%, and 99.26% removal with uptake equal to 0.264, 2.3, and 9.58 mg/g of $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Pb^{2+}$, respectively with the living cells of the strain under the same conditions. The biosorbent was analyzed by Fourier Transformer Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis to identify the various functional groups contributing in the sorption process. From FT-IR spectra analysis, hydroxyl and amides were the major functional groups contributed in biosorption process. It was concluded that endophytic D. hawaiiensis biomass can be used potentially as biosorbent for removing $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, and $Pb^{2+}$ in aqueous solutions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제11권6호
• /
• pp.964-972
• /
• 2001

The kinetics of copper ion biosorption by Pseudomonas stutzeri cells immobilized in alginate was investigated. During the first few minutes of the metal uptake, the copper biosorption was rapid and then became progressively slower until an equilibium was rapid, and then became progressively slower until an equilibrium was reached. At a biomass concentration of 100g/l, the copper biosorption reaction reached approximately 90% of the equilibrium position within 30 min. A Freundich-type adsorption isotherm model was constructed based on kinetics with different amounts of biomass. When using this model, the experimental values only agreed well with the predicted values in a solution containing less than 200 mg/l Cu(II). Desorption of the bound copper ions was achieved using electrolytic solutions of HCl, $H_2SO_4$, EDTA, and NTA (0.1 or 0.5 M). Metal desorption with 0.1 M NTA allowed the reuse of the biosorbent for at least ten consecutive biosorption/desorption cycles, without an apparent decrease in its metal biosorption capability. A packed-bed column reactor of the immobilized biomass removed approximately 95% of the metal in the first 30 liter of wastewater [containing 100 mg/l Cu(II)] delivered at a rate of 20 L/day, and, thereafter, the rate gradually decreased.

• Advances in environmental research
• /
• 제9권1호
• /
• pp.65-84
• /
• 2020

The potential use of Sargassum boveanum algae for the removal of uranium from aqueous solution has been studied by varying three independent parameters (pH, initial uranium ion concentration, S. boveanum dosage) using a central composite design (CCD) under response surface methodology (RSM). Batch mode experiments were performed in 20 experimental runs to determine the maximum metal adsorption capacity. In CCD design, the quantitative relationship between different levels of these parameters and heavy metal uptake (q) were used to work out the optimized levels of these parameters. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the proposed quadratic model revealed that this model was highly significant (R² = 0.9940). The best set required 2.81 as initial pH(on the base of design of experiments method), 1.01 g/L S. boveanum and 418.92 mg/L uranium ion concentration within 180 min of contact time to show an optimum uranium uptake of 255 mg/g biomass. The biosorption process was also evaluated by Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models represented that the experimental data fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model of a suitable degree and showed the maximum uptake capacity of 500 mg/g. FTIR and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the biosorbent and implied that the functional groups (carboxyl, sulfate, carbonyl and amine) were responsible for the biosorption of uranium from aqueous solution. In conclusion, the present study showed that S. boveanum could be a promising biosorbent for the removal of uranium pollutants from aqueous solutions.

• 공업화학
• /
• 제27권3호
• /
• pp.330-334
• /
• 2016

충북 지역 산림에서는 여러 가지 나무 수피들의 대량 생산으로 인하여, 이를 효과적으로 활용하는 기술 개발이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 3종류(아카시아, 소나무, 밤나무) 수피들을 이용한 회분식 실험에 의하여, 수중에 용해된 10, 20, 50, 100 mg/L 카드뮴 이온의 제거효율이 가장 우수한 생물흡착제로서 아카시아 수피를 선별하였다. 그리고, 아카시아 수피를 사용하여 100 mg/L 카드뮴 이온의 제거효율을 증가시키기 위하여 다양한 산과 염기 처리가 수행되었다. 0.5 M 수산화칼륨(KOH)으로 아카시아 수피가 개질되었을 때, 비교적 높은 카드뮴 이온 제거효율과 흡착량을 얻었다. 또한, 9 M KOH로 개질된 아카시아 수피를 사용하여 30 min 반응이 이루어졌을 때, 100 mg/L 카드뮴 이온의 최대 제거효율은 84.3%를 나타내었다. 따라서, 본 실험 결과들은 수계와 토양에 다양한 농도로 존재하는 카드뮴 이온을 친환경적으로 처리할 수 있는 생물복원(bioremediation) 기술로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
• /
• 제57권2호
• /
• pp.232-238
• /
• 2019

산업폐수 속의 대표적인 색도유발물질인 염료를 효과적으로 제거하기 위한 생체흡착제로 폴리에틸렌이민을 키틴에 가교결합한 PEI-chitin을 개발하였다. 대표적인 반응성염료인 Reactive Orange 16 (RO16)을 모델염료로 사용하였고, RO16에 대한 PEI-chitin의 흡/탈착 능력을 평가하기 위해 pH의 영향, 등온흡착, 흡착속도론, 탈착 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, Langmuir 식에 의해 산출된 최대흡착량은 pH 2에서 266.3 mg/g이었고, 흡착평형에 도달하는 시간은 50 mg/L에서는 약 20분, 100 mg/L에서는 약 60분 그리고 200 mg/L에서는 약 240분으로 평가되었다. 탈착실험은 암모니아/에탄올 혼합용액, NaOH, $NaHCO_3$, $Na_2CO_3$를 용리액으로 이용하여 평가하였으며, 암모니아/에탄올 혼합용액에서 75.24%로 가장 높은 탈착율을 보였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.92-98
• /
• 2004

본 연구에서는 생물흡착제인 미역을 사용하여 인공폐액내의 중금속의 흡착 특성을 조사하였으며, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 미역 폐기물을 이용하여 제조된 생물흡착제의 단일 중금속 흡착효율은 각 중금속 100 mg/L인 용액에 biosorbent 3g을 처리했을 때 Pb는 거의 100%였고, Cu와 Cd가 약 $85{\sim}86%$, Zn과 Cr은 약 $60{\sim}64%$, Co와 Ni은 약 57%, Mn은 약 48%였다. 복합중금속 흡착효율은 단일중금속 흡착효율에 비하여 Pb를 제외한 다른 중금속들은 크게 감소되었으나 biosorbent g당 전체 중금속 흡착량은 더 증가되었다. 온도, pH에 따른 중금속 흡착효율은 별 차이가 없었으며 전반적으로 pH는 pH $5{\sim}6$ 범위, 온도는 $20{\sim}30^{\circ}C$ 범위의 실온이 적당한 것으로 나타났다. 생물흡착제의 흡착평형은 모든 중금속이 1시간 이내에 이루어졌다. Freundlich과 Langmuir 등온흡착식을 구하여 실제폐수처리에 적용여부를 검토한 결과 Pb, Cu, Cr, Cd, Co 순으로 비교적 친화도가 큰 것으로 나타났고, Freundlich 등온 흡착식에 가장 잘 일치하였다. 모든 중금속의 Freundlich 지수 1/n값이 $0.1{\sim}0.5$ 범위에 포함되어 흡착이 용이하고, Pb, Cr, Cu, Cd 순으로 비교적 평형 흡착량이 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 이 결과는 Langmuir 흡착등온식의 결과와 거의 유사하였다. 따라서, 중금속 농도범위에 따른 한계범위를 설정하여 등온흡착식을 적용시키면 매우 높은 중금속 처리효율을 나타낼 것으로 판단된다. 생물흡착제가 중금속 흡착 후의 구조적인 특성을 조사하기 위하여 FT-IR분석 결과, 중금속 이온과 치환될 것으로 생각되는 functional group을 확인할 수 있었으며, 3,400/cm에서의 -OH group, 1,648/cm에서의 C=O bond,1,426/cm에서의 C-O bond그리고 850/cm에서의 S=O등이 전반적으로 중금속 흡착 후에 peak가 커지는 것이 관찰되었다. 생물흡착제의 재사용 가능성을 검토하기 위하여 최적의 중금속 탈착조건 검토하였는데, 탈착제 종류에 따른 중금속 탈착효율은 탈착제 종류와 중금속 종류에 따라 차이가 있었고, 전반적으로 NTA>$H_2SO_4$>HCl>EDTA 순으로 우수하였으며, 전체적으로 특정 중금속의 탈착효율이 떨어지지 않는 NTA가 탈착제로 가장 적합하였다. NTA농도에 따른 중금속 탈착효율은 NTA $0.1{\sim}0.3%$ 농도범위에서는 농도 증가에 따라 탈착 효율도 약간 증가되었으나 그 이상의 농도에서는 별 차이 없었다. 온도와 pH 변화에 따른 중금속 탈착효율은 Cr을 제외한 다른 중금속들은 크게 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났으며 전반적으로 온도는 $30^{\circ}C$, pH는 2에서 높았다. 탈착제 접촉 반응시간에 따른 탈착효율은 10분 이내에 전체 탈착량의 80%이상이 탈착 되었으며 1시간 이후에는 거의 변화가 없었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
• /
• 제13권2호
• /
• pp.79-84
• /
• 2008

Adsorption of heavy metals by sawdust was investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of using sawdust to remove heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Kinetic and isotherm studies were carried out by considering the effects of initial concentration and pH. The adsorption isotherms of heavy metals fitted the Langmuir or Freundlich model reasonably well. The adsorption capacity of metal was in the order $Pb^{2+}$ > $Cu^{2+}$ > $Zn^{2+}$. A high concentration of co-existing ions such as $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$ depressed the adsorption of heavy metal. Adsorption data showed that metal adsorption on sawdust follows a pseudo-second-order reaction. Kinetic studies also indicated that both surface adsorption and intraparticle diffusion were involved in metal adsorption on sawdust. Column studies prove that sawdust could be effective biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous phase.

• 환경위생공학
• /
• 제14권1호
• /
• pp.80-87
• /
• 1999

According to the fact that algae, which is usually used as a biosorbent, contains chlorophyll, we used the chlorophyll as an adsorbent. In this study, chlorophyll is immobilized by agar, which was made of platan, oak, ginkgo and pine. We investigated the removing capacity of biosorbents to toxic heavy metals (Pb, CU, Cd, Zn) in the single ion solution. Then the experimental parameters were pH, reaction time and concentration of heavy metal ions.The optimum conditions for the adsorption of heavy metals were as follows : pH range was 4~5, reaction time was 40mon, and the highest ratio of the removing rate was 50~70 ppm. The order of the amount of Pb, Cu and Cd removed was specified as oak > ginkgo > pine > platan in these conditions and as pine > ginkgo > oak > platan at Zn. Fro the results of the desorption experiments, we found that the heavy metal with the highest ratio of desorption in the single ion adsorbent was Cu.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
• /
• pp.113-116
• /
• 2000

Hexavalent chromium was removed by means of biosorption onto the protonated brown seaweed biomass. During the biosorption Cr(VI) was reduced to Cr(III), which resulted in accumulation of Cr(III) in the solution. The Cr(VI) reduction rate increased with increases of initial Cr(VI) and biosorbent concentrations and decrease of solution pH. Based upon the experimental results at various conditions, we suggested the mechanism for the chromium removal as following serial reactions: (1) sorption of anionic Cr(VI) onto the positively charged site of biomass, (2) reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) on the positively charged site, (3) desorption of Cr(III) from the positively charged site, and (4) sorption of cationic Cr(III) onto the negatively charged site of biomass.