Authors : Dessai S.U. and Furtado I.J.
Page Nos : 297-300
Description :
The study was directed to examine the potential of haloarchaeal culture isolated from estuarine
salt pan of Goa to adsorb copper ions from saline waters. The effect of certain physicochemical factors
such as pH, initial metal concentration, salinity and co
ntact time on adsorption was also assessed. The
adsorption process was optimized; performance was evaluated by equilibrium and kinetic studies. The
surface chemical functional groups of
Haloferax
sp. GUSF
-
1 biomass identified by fourier transform
infrared
(FTIR) were amino, carboxyl, hydroxyl, and carbonyl groups, which may be involved in the
adsorption of heavy metals. This research showed that haloarchaeal biosorption had a potential to be
used in the removal of heavy metal ions from saline wastewaters.
