The effect of pH and biomass concentration on lead (Pb) adsorption by Saccharomyces cerevisiae from simulated waste water

Mohd. Kamirul Nizam, Ngah@Omar (2006) The effect of pH and biomass concentration on lead (Pb) adsorption by Saccharomyces cerevisiae from simulated waste water. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

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Abstract

The contamination of wastewaters, river sediments and soil with toxic metals, is a complex problem. The removal of these contaminations has received much attention in recent years using conventional methods such as chemical reduction, ion exchange, and electrochemical treatment. The alternative method is discovered which is biosorption, refers to a physic-chemical binding of metal ions to biomass. The biosorption rate largely depends on parameters such as pH, initial biomass concentration and temperature. The biosorption of lead (Pb2+) from simulated waste water using baker’s yeast biomass is investigated. In this study, biosorption process was carried out in a shake flask at different initial pH and biomass concerntration. Results from experiment at different initial pH show that the percent of biosorption was highest at pH 4.0, i.e. 18.884 %. For the experiment conducted at different initial biomass concentration, the highest percent of biosorption was obtained by using 2.5 mg/l of biomass. From the results also, it was observed that percent of biosorption is directly proportional to the biomass concentration.

Item Type:	Undergraduates Project Papers
Additional Information:	For FULL TEXT, email ump.pap@gmail.com
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adsorption , Biomass chemicals
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
Depositing User:	Rohaida Idaris
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2010 01:23
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2021 05:30
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/478
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