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Adsorption of microorganisms on activated charcoal cloth: A material with potential applications in biotechnology
Author(s) -
George Neil,
Davies John T.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.280430205
Subject(s) - adsorption , monolayer , activated charcoal , activated carbon , microorganism , downstream processing , langmuir , langmuir adsorption model , saccharomyces cerevisiae , chemical engineering , suspension (topology) , escherichia coli , chemistry , fermentation , materials science , nanotechnology , chromatography , yeast , biochemistry , bacteria , organic chemistry , biology , mathematics , engineering , homotopy , gene , pure mathematics , genetics
Adsorption studies of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae to a new, flexible and robust activated carbon in the form of a cloth, have revealed it to be capable of removing large numbers of microorganisms from suspension. Under the conditions used, Langmuir‐type adsorption of E. coli was obtained and the monolayer coverage predicted by this adsorption isotherm was backed up by both microscopic examination and estimations of available surface area. Applications in fermentation technology, medicine and downstream processing have been suggested.