Fungal Biomass as Biosorbent for Removal of Heavy Metal from Industrial Wastewater Effluent

In this study, selective biosorption of Cu ions by micro-organism from an industrial wastewater were investigated. Micro-organism was isolated and in the study a micro-organism which was identified as A. lentulus was used. In this study, the effects of dilution and nutrient supplementation for efficient Cu(II) removal from effluents and initial concentration of metal ion on the biosorption capacity were investigated. Under supplementations, comparatively faster Cu(II) removal by Aspergillus lentulus was observed resulting in 97%-99.8% removal in 120 h.