Sorption of cobalt and zinc from single and binary metal solutions by Evernia prunastri
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zinc, cobalt, Evernia prunastri, sorption, equilibrium, isothermAbstract
Non-living lichen Evernia prunastri was studied as biosorbent material for zinc and cobalt removal from single and binary metal solutions. Sorption equilibrium of Zn2+ and Co2+ ions was reached within 1 hour. Both cobalt and zinc biosorption was not pH dependent within the range pH 4-6 and negligible at pH 2. The experimental results were fitted to the Langmuir, Freundlich, Redlich-Peterson and Langmuir-Freundlich adsorption isotherms to obtain the characteristic parameters of each model. The Langmuir, Redlich-Peterson and Langmuir-Freundlich isotherms were found to well represent the measured sorption data. According to the evaluation using the Langmuir equation, the maximum sorption capacities of metal ions onto lichen biomass were 112 μmol/g Zn and 97.2 μmol/g Co from single metal solutions. E. prunastri exhibited preferential uptake of zinc from equimolar binary Zn2+ - Co2+ mixtures within the range 50 – 4000 μM. Even thought mutual interference was seen in all Co-Zn binary systems. To evaluate the two-metal sorption system, simple curves had to be replaced by three-dimensional sorption surface. These results can be used to elucidate the behavior of lichens as bioindicators of cobalt and zinc pollution in water and terrestrial ecosystems.Downloads
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2022-01-13
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Pipíška, M., Horník, M., Vrtoch, Ľuboš, Šnirclová, S., & Augustín, J. (2022). Sorption of cobalt and zinc from single and binary metal solutions by Evernia prunastri. Nova Biotechnologica Et Chimica, 7(1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.36547/nbc.1355
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