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ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 8, 页码 535-549出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202200009
关键词
heavy metals; MFC; precious metals; wastewater
资金
- Faculty Research Grant (FRG) from the American University of Sharjah
This study investigated the removal efficiency of gold from a solution using microbial fuel cell technology, considering the effects of different factors such as pH, initial biomass concentration, and copper ions. The results showed high removal efficiencies of gold ions at certain conditions, as well as a moderate removal efficiency of copper ions at pH 5.2.
Removal efficiency of gold from a solution of pure tetrachloroaurate ions was investigated using microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology. The effects of type of catholyte solution and initial gold concentration on the removal efficiency were considered. Due to its presence at high levels in the gold wastewater, the effect of copper ions on the removal efficiency of the gold ions was also studied. The effects of pH and initial biomass concentration on the gold removal efficiency was also determined. The results showed that after 5 h contact time, 95% of gold removal efficiency from a wastewater containing 250 ppm of initial gold ions at ambient temperature using 80 g/L yeast concentration was achieved. After 48 h of the cell's operation under the same condition, 98.86% of AuCl4- ions were successfully removed from the solution. At initial gold concentration in the waste solution of 250 ppm, pH 2, and initial yeast concentration of 80 g/L, 100% removal efficiency of the gold was achieved. On the other hand, the most suitable condition for copper removal was found at a pH of 5.2, where 53% removal efficiency from the waste solution was accomplished.
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