Biosorption of Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ on immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Abstract

The biosorption of Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ onto the immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) was investigated in this study. Adsorption kinetics, isotherms and the effect of pH were studied. The results indicated that the biosorption of Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ on the immobilized S. cerevisiae was fast at initial stage and then became slow. The maximum biosorption of heavy metal ions on immobilized S. cerevisiae were observed at pH 4 for Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺. by the pseudo-second-order model described the sorption kinetic data well according to the high correlation coefficient (R²) obtained. The biosorption isotherm was fitted well by the Langmuir model, indicating possible mono-layer biosorption of Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ on the immobilized S. cerevisiae. Moreover, the immobilized S. cerevisiae after the sorption of Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ could be regenerated and reused.

Keywords

Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) / biosorption / heavy metals / immobilization / desorption

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Mega-projects of Science Research for Water Environment Improvement (Nos. 2008ZX07209-007; 2009ZX07106-001) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 40901248).

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