Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using cyanobacteria
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2023-06
Authors
Rakić, Irena Z.
Kevrešan, Žarko 
Kovač, Renata
Kravić, Snežana
Svirčev, Zorica B.
Đurović, Ana D.
Stojanović, Zorica S.
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Srpsko hemijsko društvo/Serbian Chemical Society
Abstract
In recent years, researchers have resorted to biological methods to remove toxic heavy
metals from industrial wastewater. In the present study, the ability of cyanobacteria Nostocs sp. to absorb heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Ni2+, Zn2+) from aqueous solutions was
investigated by optimizing the absorption conditions for cyanobacteria live cells. The
results revealed that the metal concentrations had a significant impact on the uptake of
metals through biosorption. The greatest accumulation of Cd2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+
occurred at an initial concentration of 20 mg/l, except for Pb2+, which showed the highest
bioaccumulation at a concentration of 80 mg/l. The lowest bioaccumulation power of 38%
was achieved for Ni2+, while the highest bioaccumulation of 98.15% was achieved for
Pb2+. The obtained results highlight the significance of cyanobacteria as a favorable and
promising biosorbent for effectively removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions.
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heavy metals, cyanobacteria
Citation
Rakić, I., Kevrešan, Ž., Kovač, R., Kravić, S., Svirčev, Z., Đurović, A., Stojanović, Z. (2023). Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using cyanobacteria. In 59th Meeting of the Serbian Chemical Society, 01-02 June 2023, Novi Sad, Serbia. Book of abstracts/proceedings (p. 131). University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad (Serbia).