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A batch reactor mass transfer kinetic model for immobilized biomass biosorption
Author(s) -
Tsezos M.,
Noh S. H.,
Baird M. H. I.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260320418
Subject(s) - biosorption , rhizopus arrhizus , mass transfer , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , batch reactor , adsorption , uranium , chemical engineering , continuous reactor , chromatography , particle size , packed bed , particle (ecology) , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , biology , sorption , lipase , agronomy , metallurgy , enzyme , engineering , ecology
Inactive cells of Rhizopus arrhizus have been immobilized into the form of particles of desirable particle size using a proprietary immobilization technique. The immobilized biomass particles are porous and are members of a new generation of biological origin adsorbents. The uranium adsorptive behavior of the biosorbent particles was modeled using a batch reactor mass transfer kinetic model of the biosorption process. The model successfully predicts the batch reactor adsorbate (uranium) concentration profiles and has provided significant insights on the way biosorbents function.