Removal of Cu(II) and Fe(III) from aqueous solutions by dead sulfate reducing bacteria

doi:10.1007/s11705-013-1324-7

Front Chem Sci Eng

2013, Vol. 7

Issue (2) : 177-184 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-013-1324-7

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Removal of Cu(II) and Fe(III) from aqueous solutions by dead sulfate reducing bacteria

Hong’en QUAN¹, He BAI¹, Yang HAN¹, Yong KANG¹(

), Jiao SUN^1,2

1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; 2. School of Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China

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Abstract

The biosorption properties of dead sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) for the removal of Cu(II) and Fe(III) from aqueous solutions was studied. The effects of the biosorbent concentration, the initial pH value and the temperature on the biosorption of Cu(II) and Fe(III) by the SRB were investigated. FTIR analysis verified that the hydroxyl, carbonyl and amine functional groups of the SRB biosorbent were involved in the biosorption process. For both Cu(II) and Fe(III), an increase in the SRB biosorbent concentration resulted in an increase in the removal percentage but a decrease in the amount of specific metal biosorption. The maximum specific metal biosorption was 93.25 mg?g^–1 at pH 4.5 for Cu(II) and 88.29 mg?g^–1 at pH 3.5 for Fe(III). The temperature did not have a significant effect on biosorption. In a binary metal system, the specific biosorption capacity for the target metal decreased when another metal ion was added. For both the single metal and binary metal systems, the biosorption of Cu(II) and Fe(III) onto a SRB biosorbent was better represented by a Langmuir model than by a Freundlich model.

Keywords sulfate reducing bacteria biosorption Cu(II) Fe(III)

Corresponding Author(s): KANG Yong,Email:ykang@tju.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 June 2013

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Hong’en QUAN,He BAI,Yang HAN, et al. Removal of Cu(II) and Fe(III) from aqueous solutions by dead sulfate reducing bacteria[J]. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2013, 7(2): 177-184.

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Fig.1 FTIR spectra of biosorbents with (a) no metal loaded, (b) Cu(II) loaded and (c) Fe(III)-loaded

Fig.2 Effect of biosorbent concentration on metal biosorption at 30°C and pH 2.0. (a) Cu(II) 300 mg?L; (b) Fe(III) 300 mg?L

Fig.3 Effect of pH on metal biosorption at 30°C with a biosorbent concentration of 2.498 g?L, Cu(II) 300 mg?L and Fe(III) 300 mg?L

Fig.4 Effect of temperature on metal biosorption, biosorbent concentration= 2.498 g?L, pH= 2.0, Cu(II) 300 mg?L and Fe(III) 300 mg?L

Fig.5 Biosorption of target metal in binary metal systems at 30°C with biosorbent concentration= 2.498 g?Land pH= 2.0. (a) Cu(II) = 100-600 mg?L; (b) Fe(III) = 100-600 mg?L

Tab.1 Isotherm parameters obtained from Langmuir and Freundlich models for Cu(II)
(a) Fitting parameters at various biosorbent concentrations at 30°C and pH 2.0

Tab.2 (b) Fitting parameters at various pHs at 30°C with a biosorbent concentration of 2.498 g?L

Tab.3 Isotherm parameters obtained from Langmuir and Freundlich models for Fe(III)
(a) Fitting parameters at various biosorbent concentrations at 30°C and pH 2.0

Tab.4 (b) Fitting parameters at various pHs at 30°C with a biosorbent concentration of 2.498 g?L

Tab.5 Isotherm parameters of Langmuir and Freundlich models in binary metal system at 30°C with a biosorbent concentration of 2.498 g?L and pH 2.0

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