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Biosorption and desorption of Cd2+ from wastewater by dehydrated shreds of Cladophora fascicularis

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The adsorption and desorption of algae Cladophora fascicularis and their relation with initial Cd2+ concentration, initial pH, and co-existing ions were studied. Adsorption equilibrium and biosorption kinetics were established from batch experiments. The adsorption equilibrium was adequately described by the Langmuir isotherm, and biosorption kinetics was in pseudo-second order model. The experiment on co-existing ions showed that the biosorption capacity of biomass decreased with an increasing concentration of competing ions. Desorption experiments indicated that EDTA was efficient desorbent for recovery from Cd2+. With high capacities of metal biosorption and desorption, the biomass of Cladophora fascicularis is promising as a cost-effective biosorbent for the removal of Cd2+ from wastewater.

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  1. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Deng Liping  (邓莉萍), Zhu Xiaobin  (朱校斌), Su Yingying  (苏营营), Su Hua  (苏华) & Wang Xinting  (王新亭)

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    Deng Liping  (邓莉萍), Su Yingying  (苏营营) & Su Hua  (苏华)

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Supported by 863 Program (No.2006AA06Z362), NSFC (No. 30530080) and National Science & Technology Pillar Program (No. 2006BAB03A12)

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Deng, L., Zhu, X., Su, Y. et al. Biosorption and desorption of Cd2+ from wastewater by dehydrated shreds of Cladophora fascicularis . Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 26, 45–49 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-008-0045-0

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