Uptake of Metal Ions by Rhizopus arrhizus Biomass

• DOI: 10.1128/aem.47.4.821-824.1984
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01T03:32:30Z
• Authors: J. M. Tobin; D. G. Cooper; R. J. Neufeld
• Keywords: Rhizopus arrhizus; Vanadate; Carboxylate; Biosorption

Rhizopus arrhizus biomass was found to absorb a variety of different metal cations and anions but did not alkali ions. The amount uptake the directly related ionic radii La 3+ , Mn 2+ Cu Zn Cd Ba Hg Pb UO 2 Ag + . all is consistent with absorption metals by sites in containing phosphate, carboxylate, other functional groups. molybdate vanadate strongly pH dependent, it proposed that mechanism involves electrostatic attraction positively charged