Biosorption Potential of Phanerochaete chrysosporium for Arsenic, Cadmium, and Chromium Removal from Aqueous Solutions.

ABSTRACT: Efficient degradation of hazardous contaminants from contaminated water is the major challenge for researchers, wherein heavy metals are the prominent contaminants. Consequently, the assessment of multimetal removal is necessary using efficient biosorbant. In this work, the capability of Phanerochaete chrysosporium is evaluated for the individual and simultaneous removal of heavy metals. Individual and simultaneous removal of As, Cd, and Cr is optimized using response surface methodology based on the central composite design by changing the variables, i.e., pH, fungal biomass, and metal concentration. Optimization of the individual metal removal study reveals that fungus effectively absorbs As (29.95 mg L^-1), Cd (18.1 mg L^-1), and Cr (26.34 mg L^-1) a

SUBMITTER: Rudakiya DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6607372 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature