Isolation, screening, and identification of fungal organisms for biosorption of fluoride: Kinetic study and statistical optimization of biosorption parameters

• Published in: Journal of biochemical technology Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 1069
• Main Authors: Hiremath, Poornima G, Navya, P N, Chandramohan, Vivek, Thomas, Theodore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Komatipalli Sevas Educational Society 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Biosorption; Contamination; Fluorides; Fungi; Groundwater; Penicillium camemberti; Physical characteristics; Species

Fluoride contamination in groundwater has raised serious health concerns. The traditional technologies available for fluoride removal are having several shortcomings. Hence, biosorption is considered as a potential eco-friendly alternative to the existing methods. In the present work, several soil s...