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BIOSORPTION OF COPPER BY CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA
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Song, Qihuan, Song
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Year and Degree
2016, Master of Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Chemical Engineering.
Abstract
Copper is an essential micronutrient for the growth of flora and fauna; however, higher levels of copper (Cu II) from agricultural and other industrial waste are highly toxic to humans. The goal of this project is to evaluate microalgae C. Sorokiniana biomass as a low-cost option to remove low levels of copper through biosorption in aqueous solutions. Our results show that the algae biomass is very effective at removing copper from both high (10 g/l) and low (1 g/l) concentration solutions. The biosorption was found to be a function of solution pH (lower pH has a lower absorption capacity) and contact time. Further, C. Sorokiniana was shown to absorb 100% copper equivalent to its weight. Collectively, our results show that C. Sorokiniana biomass biosorption is a promising low cost strategy in removing copper from effluent streams.
Committee
Harihara Baskaran (Advisor)
Kurt Rhoads (Committee Member)
CC Liu (Committee Member)
Pages
63 p.
Subject Headings
Chemical Engineering
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Civil Engineering
Keywords
Copper,biosorption,biomass
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Song, Song, Q. (2016).
BIOSORPTION OF COPPER BY CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA
[Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1469058900
APA Style (7th edition)
Song, Song, Qihuan.
BIOSORPTION OF COPPER BY CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA.
2016. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1469058900.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Song, Song, Qihuan. "BIOSORPTION OF COPPER BY CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1469058900
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