Heavy metals uptake by microscopic fungi

• Authors: M. Slaba , J. Dlugonski
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This review article describes interactions between heavy metals and microscopic fungi which immobilize those metals and can be used in practical application for cleaning up of toxic metals that contaminate the environment. The biosorption process and following factors: metal concentration, pH, amount of biomass, medium, temperature and biomass modification, influencing biosorption efficiency are described in more detail. The examples of highly-efficient desorption of metals from mycelium are presented, too. The role of fungal cell wall in heavy metal uptake is discussed.

Keywords

EN

BIOSORPTION; DESORPTION; HEAVY METAL; MICROSCOPIC FUNGI

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2003
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 101-109

Contributors

author

M. Slaba

author

J. Dlugonski

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: J. Dlugonski, Katedra Mikrobiologii Przemyslowej i Biotechnologii, Instytut Mikrobiologii i Immunologii, Uniwersytet Lodzki, ul. Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland