Comparative uptake study of arsenic, boron, copper, manganese and zinc from water by different green microalgae

This work represents a comparative uptake study of the toxic elements arsenic, boron, copper, manganese and zinc in monometallic and multimetallic solutions by four green microalgae species (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus almeriensis and an indigenous Chlorophyceae spp.),...

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Autores: Saavedra Concha, Ricardo, Muñoz Torre, Raúl, Taboada Meneses, María Elisa, Vega Alegre, María del Sol, Bolado Rodríguez, Silvia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositorio:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/30032
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.04.101
http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/30032
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adsorption
Bioremediation
Heavy metals
Microalgae
Toxic elements
Absorción
Biorremediación
Metales pesados
Microalgas
Elementos tóxicos
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Sumario:This work represents a comparative uptake study of the toxic elements arsenic, boron, copper, manganese and zinc in monometallic and multimetallic solutions by four green microalgae species (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus almeriensis and an indigenous Chlorophyceae spp.), evaluating the effect of pH and contact time. Maximum removal efficiencies for each toxic element were 99.4% for Mn (C. vulgaris, pH 7.0, 3h), 91.9% for Zn (Chlorophyceae spp., pH 5.5, 3h), 88% for Cu (Chlorophyceae spp., pH 7.0, 10 min), 40.7% for As (S. almeriensis, pH 9.5, 3h) and 38.6% for B (S. almeriensis, pH 5.5, 10 min). B removal efficiencies decreased remarkably in multimetallic solutions (down to 0.2% in C. reinhardtii), except for Chlorophyceae spp., the only species isolated from a polluted environment. FTIR spectra shown the highest interactions for As (1150-1300 cm-1) and Cu (3300, 1741, 1535, 1350-1400 cm-1). Results confirms microalgae biomass as a potential biosorbent for toxic elements.