DESTRUCTION OF HEAVY AND POISONOUS METAL IONS (CHROMIUM, LEAD AND ARSENIC) BY MEANS OF BIOSORBENT PROPERTIES OF ALGAE
Keywords:
Biosorption, heavy metals, chromium, lead, arsenic, algae, ecological treatment, isothermal models, biosorbent, water environment treatment.Abstract
Extractive substances contained in algae can be used as effective natural biosorbents in the biosorption of ions of heavy and toxic metals (chromium, lead and arsenic). This thesis studies the mechanisms of separation of heavy metal ions from algae-based water. Processes such as ion exchange, calcium formation, and electrostatic interaction provide biosorption efficiency.
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