Biosorption of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Solution by Parachlorella sp. AA1
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Strain and Culture Conditions
2.2. Preparation of U(VI) Solutions
2.3. Determination of Growth Conditions
2.4. U(VI) Biosorption Experiments
2.5. X-ray Absorption near Edge Structure Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. AA1 Strain Properties
3.2. Effects of Initial pH and U(VI) Concentration
3.3. U(VI) Biosorption Experiments
3.4. Detection of Biosorption of U(VI) Using XANES Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Initial pH of Medium | Optical Density (680 nm) b | Biosorption Rate (mean ± SD b %) c |
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5.0 | 0.297 ± 0.007 | 62.6 ± 1.99 |
6.0 | 0.385 ± 0.010 | 71.5 ± 1.12 |
7.0 | 0.501 ± 0.009 | 82.2 ± 0.84 |
8.0 | 0.535 ± 0.011 | 90.5 ± 0.75 |
9.0 | 0.548 ± 0.015 | 97.2 ± 0.43 |
Initial U(VI) Concentration (mg/L) | Biosorption Rate (mean ± SD b %) c |
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0.5 | 95.7 ± 0.59 |
1.0 | 96.2 ± 1.03 |
5.0 | 96.8 ± 0.44 |
10.0 | 96.9 ± 0.81 |
20.0 | 97.4 ± 0.34 |
30.0 | 91.2 ± 0.16 |
50.0 | 89.8 ± 0.93 |
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Yoon, J.-Y.; Nam, I.-H.; Yoon, M.-H. Biosorption of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Solution by Parachlorella sp. AA1. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3641. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073641
Yoon J-Y, Nam I-H, Yoon M-H. Biosorption of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Solution by Parachlorella sp. AA1. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(7):3641. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073641
Chicago/Turabian StyleYoon, Ja-Young, In-Hyun Nam, and Min-Ho Yoon. 2021. "Biosorption of Uranyl Ions from Aqueous Solution by Parachlorella sp. AA1" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 7: 3641. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073641