TY - JOUR
T1 - Microfungal spores (Ustilago maydis and U. digitariae) immobilised chitosan microcapsules for heavy metal removal
AU - Sargin, Idris
AU - Arslan, Gulsin
AU - Kaya, Murat
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/3/15
Y1 - 2016/3/15
N2 - Designing effective chitosan-based biosorbents from unexploited biomass for heavy metal removal has received much attention over the past decade. Ustilago, loose smut, is a ubiquitous fungal plant pathogen infecting over 4000 species including maize and weed. This study aimed to establish whether the spores of the phytopathogenic microfungi Ustilago spores can be immobilised in cross-linked chitosan matrix, and it reports findings on heavy metal sorption performance of chitosan/Ustilago composite microcapsules. Immobilisation of Ustilago maydis and U. digitariae spores (from maize and weed) in chitosan microcapsules was achieved via glutaraldehyde cross-linking. The cross-linked microcapsules were characterised using scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Sorption capacities of chitosan-U. maydis and chitosan-U. digitariae microcapsules were investigated and compared to cross-linked chitosan beads: Cu(II): 66.72, 69.26, 42.57; Cd(II): 49.46, 53.96, 7.87; Cr(III): 35.88, 49.40, 43.68; Ni(II): 41.67, 33.46, 16.43 and Zn(II): 30.73, 60.81, 15.04 mg/g, respectively. Sorption experiments were conducted as a function of initial metal ion concentration (2-10 mg/L), contact time (60-480 min), temperature (25, 35 and 45 °C), amount of the sorbent (0.05-0.25 g) and pH of the metal solution. The microcapsules with spores exhibited better performance over the plain chitosan beads, demonstrating their potential use in water treatment.
AB - Designing effective chitosan-based biosorbents from unexploited biomass for heavy metal removal has received much attention over the past decade. Ustilago, loose smut, is a ubiquitous fungal plant pathogen infecting over 4000 species including maize and weed. This study aimed to establish whether the spores of the phytopathogenic microfungi Ustilago spores can be immobilised in cross-linked chitosan matrix, and it reports findings on heavy metal sorption performance of chitosan/Ustilago composite microcapsules. Immobilisation of Ustilago maydis and U. digitariae spores (from maize and weed) in chitosan microcapsules was achieved via glutaraldehyde cross-linking. The cross-linked microcapsules were characterised using scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. Sorption capacities of chitosan-U. maydis and chitosan-U. digitariae microcapsules were investigated and compared to cross-linked chitosan beads: Cu(II): 66.72, 69.26, 42.57; Cd(II): 49.46, 53.96, 7.87; Cr(III): 35.88, 49.40, 43.68; Ni(II): 41.67, 33.46, 16.43 and Zn(II): 30.73, 60.81, 15.04 mg/g, respectively. Sorption experiments were conducted as a function of initial metal ion concentration (2-10 mg/L), contact time (60-480 min), temperature (25, 35 and 45 °C), amount of the sorbent (0.05-0.25 g) and pH of the metal solution. The microcapsules with spores exhibited better performance over the plain chitosan beads, demonstrating their potential use in water treatment.
KW - Biopolymer
KW - Fungal spores
KW - Heavy metal
KW - Microbead
KW - Ustilago
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U2 - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.11.065
DO - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.11.065
M3 - Article
C2 - 26794753
AN - SCOPUS:84949595552
SN - 0144-8617
VL - 138
SP - 201
EP - 209
JO - Carbohydrate Polymers
JF - Carbohydrate Polymers
ER -