Competitive adsorption of organic compounds by microbial biomass

Ariamalar Selvakumar, Hsin Neng Hsieh

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Abstract

This study investigated the effect of competitive adsorption of liquid organic compounds on inactive microbial biomass in bisolute solution systems. Phenol-nitrophenol, phenol- chlorophenol, nitrophenol-chlorophenol, and chlorobenzene-ethylbenzene systems were selected for the analysis. The experimental results suggest that although the amount of each solute adsorbed on the biomass can be reduced significantly by the presence of a second solute, the combined adsorptive capacity was greater than that for either of the individual substances from its pure solution. The octanol/water partition coefficient(Kow) indicates the relative extent of adsorption better than the aqueous solubility(S).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)729-744
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Environmental Science and Health . Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering
Volume23
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pollution

Keywords

  • Combined Adsorptive Capacity Organic Compounds Microbial biomass
  • Competitive Adsorption

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