Biosorption of Radioactive Thorium by Sargassum filipendula

• Published in: Applied biochemistry and biotechnology Vol. 134; no. 3; pp. 193 - 206
• Main Authors: Picardo, M.C, Ferreira, A.C. de M, Costa, A.C.A. da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2006
• Subjects: Absorption; Algae; Biodegradation, Environmental; Biomass; Bioreactors - microbiology; bioremediation; Cell Proliferation; Computer Simulation; Experimental data; Filipendula; Industrial Waste - prevention & control; Kinetics; Metabolic Clearance Rate; Models, Biological; Radioactive materials; radionuclides; Sargassum - growth & development; Sargassum - metabolism; Sargassum filipendula; Studies; Thorium; Thorium - isolation & purification; Thorium - pharmacokinetics; Ultrafiltration - methods; wastewater treatment; Water Pollutants - isolation & purification; Water Pollutants - pharmacokinetics; Water Purification - methods

In the present work, the biosorption of radioactive thorium was investigated using a dry biomass of Sargassum filipendula as the biosorbent material. Radioactive solutions containing between 2.0 and 500.0 micrograms thorium were tested by biosorption with S. filipendula, yielding uptake capacities f...