Biosorption of lead from acid solution using chitosan as a supporting material for spore forming-fungal biomass encapsulation

• Main Authors: Lang W., Buranaboripan W., Wongchawalit J., Parakulsuksatid P., Vanichsriratana W., Sakairi N., Pathom-aree W., Sirisansaneeyakul S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874907237&partnerID=40&md5=ed0450efa2e63e9d938bd545ddb089d5; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7020
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Asexual spores of the filamentous fungus Rhizopus arrhizus were used as the resting biomass as they tolerate chitosan gelling for mycelia growing in chitosan beads. Biosorption of lead using the dead detergent pre-treated chitosan-immobilised and grown fungal beads was performed with initial lead (I...