Cunninghamella elegans biomass resulted highly effective in removing a wide spectrum of pollutants (dyes, salts, surfactants) from textile wastewaters. Preliminary studies on the characterisation of the biosorption mechanisms and of the functional groups responsible for the biosorption process are reported. Both FTIR and thermodynamic studies were carried out. The results pointed out that C. elegans biomass is a promising candidate for the treatment of textile and tanning wastewaters. The biomass versatility and its maximum sorption capacity - up to about 3 gdyes and salts/gDM - make C. elegans very competitive compared with traditional sorbents.
Cunninghamella elegans biomass, an innovative biosorbent material towards different organic and inorganic pollutants / Tigini, V.; Donelli, I.; Prigione, V.; DI NATALE, Francesco; Russo, MARIA ELENA; Freddi, G.; Marzocchella, Antonio; Varese, G. C.. - STAMPA. - (2009), pp. 151-156. (Intervento presentato al convegno 6th International Conference on Textile and Polymer Biotechnology tenutosi a Ghent nel September 23-25, 2009).
Cunninghamella elegans biomass, an innovative biosorbent material towards different organic and inorganic pollutants
DI NATALE, Francesco;RUSSO, MARIA ELENA;MARZOCCHELLA, ANTONIO;
2009
Abstract
Cunninghamella elegans biomass resulted highly effective in removing a wide spectrum of pollutants (dyes, salts, surfactants) from textile wastewaters. Preliminary studies on the characterisation of the biosorption mechanisms and of the functional groups responsible for the biosorption process are reported. Both FTIR and thermodynamic studies were carried out. The results pointed out that C. elegans biomass is a promising candidate for the treatment of textile and tanning wastewaters. The biomass versatility and its maximum sorption capacity - up to about 3 gdyes and salts/gDM - make C. elegans very competitive compared with traditional sorbents.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
