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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Bioremoval of heavy metals from industrial effluent by fixed-bed column of red macroalgae
Toxicology and Industrial Health, Volume 29, No. 1, Year 2013
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Three different species of nonliving red algal biomass Laurancia obtusa, Geldiella acerosa and Hypnea sp. were used to build three types of fixed-bed column for the removal of toxic heavy metal ions such as Cu2+, Zn2+, Mn2+and Ni2+from industrial effluent. In general, the highest efficiency of metal ion bioremoval was recorded for algal column of L. obtusa followed by G. acerosa and the lowest one was recorded for Hypnea sp., with mean removal values of 94%, 85% and 71%, respectively. The obtained results showed that biological treatments of industrial effluents with these algal columns, using standard algal biotest, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, were capable of reducing effluent toxicities from 75% to 15%, respectively. Red algal column may be considered as an inexpensive and efficient alternative treatment for conventional removal technology, for sequestering heavy metal ions from industrial effluents. © 2012, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ibrahim, Wael M.
Egypt, Fayoum
Fayoum University
Mutawie, Hawazin H.
Saudi Arabia, Makkah
Umm Al-qura University
Statistics
Citations: 22
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0748233712445044
ISSN:
07482337
e-ISSN:
14770393
Research Areas
Environmental