Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

Senem Ustun Kurnaz

Publications

• Research Article
  Assessment of Various Biomasses in the Removal of Phenol from Aqueous Solutions
  Author(s): Senem Ustun Kurnaz and Hanife BuyukgungorSenem Ustun Kurnaz and Hanife Buyukgungor
  
  Recently, bioadsorbents have emerged as an eco-friendly effective and low cost material option. These bioadsorbents include some fungus, agricultural wastes, algae and bacteria. Biosorption attacks attention at recent years as an alternative to conventional methods for phenolic compounds removal from water and wastewater. Fungal cell walls and their components have major role in the biosorption. Fungal biomass can also take up considerable quantities of pollutants from aqueous solutions by adsorption or a related process, even in the absence of physiological activity. This study, investigated the use of non-viable pretreated cells of Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus arrhizus and activated sludge to remove phenol from aqueous solutions in batch reactors. Three types of died pretreated Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus arrhizus and Activated sludge biomasses powders were used as a biosorbent t.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000009

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