Biosorption of americium-241 by Candida sp.
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Shunzhong Luo
Summary
As an important radioisotope in nuclear industry and other fields, americium-241 is one of the most serious contamination concerns duo to its high toxicity and long half-life. In this experiment, the biosorption of 241Am from solution by Candida sp., and the effects of various experimental conditions on the adsorption were investigated. The preliminary results showed that the adsorption of 241Am by Candida sp. was efficient. 241Am could be removed by Candida sp. of 0.82g/L (dry weight) from 241Am solutions of 5.6-111MBq/L (44.3-877.2μg/L)(C0), with maximum adsorption rate (R) of 98 and maximum adsorption capacities (W) of 63.5MBq/g biomass (dry weight) (501.8μg/g). The biosorption equilibrium was achieved within 4 hour and the optimum pH was pH=2. No significant differences on 241Am adsorption were observed at 10°C–45°C, or in solutions containing Au3+ or Ag+, even 1500 times or 4500 times above the 241Am concentration, respectively. The relationship between concentrations and adsorption capacities of 241Am indicated the biosorption process should be described by a Langmuir adsorption isotherm.
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