Calcium interference with continuous biosorption of zinc by Sargassum sp (Phaeophyceae) in tubular laboratory reactors

resumo

The zinc biosorptive capacity of the brown seaweed Sargassum sp. (Phaeophyceae) was studied in the presence or absence of competing calcium ions, using a continuous system with tubular fixed-bed reactors. In order to detect the effect of calcium on zinc biosorption, a 130 mg/l zinc solution was used, and calcium was added at 50-340 mg/l. The potential zinc biosorptive capacity of the biomass was markedly influenced by the presence of ionic calcium. Zinc sorption decreased with increasing calcium concentrations, as expressed by zinc uptake rates. Calcium was effectively recovered only during the initial stages of the process, as expressed by the decrease in its uptake rates. Calcium uptake rates were also much higher than zinc uptake rates, indicating that calcium was preferentially recovered when compared to zinc. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

palavras-chave

HEAVY-METALS; BIOSORBENT; BIOMASS; REMOVAL; ALGAE; CD; CU; ZN

categoria

Agriculture; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Energy & Fuels

autores

de Franca, FP; Tavares, APM; da Costa, ACA

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