Abstract
The aquatic plant Lemna minor (duckweed) was examined for its ability to sorb soluble lead from water under laboratory conditions. The use of biomass as a sorption medium provides a simple alternative separation technology. Laboratory-scale (700-mL) batch reactors containing soil-based sediments were used to expose L. minor to concentrations of 0.0, 5.0, and 10.0 mg/L of lead for 7 d. Overall removal amounts of 95% were observed, with 85% removal occurring within the first day. A sorption process model was developed based on a mass balance and a power law rate of sorption equation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 278-288 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | International Journal of Phytoremediation |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2008 |
Keywords
- Bioremediation
- Bioseparation
- Duckweed
- Modeling
- Sorbtion
