Impact of Sinorhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharide on Adsorption and Aggregation in the Copper(II) Ions/Supporting Electrolyte/Kaolinite System

Szewczuk-Karpisz, Katarzyna; Tomczyk, Agnieszka; Komaniecka, Iwona; Choma, Adam; Adamczuk, Agnieszka; Sofińska-Chmiel, Weronika

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Impact of Sinorhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharide on Adsorption and Aggregation in the Copper(II) Ions/Supporting Electrolyte/Kaolinite System

Katarzyna Szewczuk-Karpisz

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Weronika Sofińska-Chmiel

Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland

Department of Genetics and Microbiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland

Analytical Laboratory, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Maria Curie-Sklodowska Sq. 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

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Academic Editor: Tamas Varga

Materials 2021, 14(8), 1950; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081950

Received: 5 March 2021 / Revised: 6 April 2021 / Accepted: 10 April 2021 / Published: 13 April 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Eco-Friendly Adsorbent Materials for Removal of Inorganic and Organic Pollutants)

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To obtain insight into physicochemical interactions between Cu(II) ions, kaolinite, and exopolysaccharide (EPS) synthesized by Sinorhizobium meliloti Rm 1021 soil bacteria, an adsorption, electrokinetic, and aggregation study was performed in the selected systems. The obtained data showed that supporting electrolyte type affects both EPS and Cu(II) ions adsorption. For initial Cu(II) concentration 100 mg/L, 4.36 ± 0.25 mg/g (21.80 ± 1.00%) of the ions were adsorbed in 0.001 M NaCl and 3.76 ± 0.20 mg/g (18.80 ± 1.00%) in 0.001 M CaCl_2. The experimental data were best fitted to the Langmuir model as well as pseudo second-order equation. The EPS adsorbed amount on kaolinite was higher in the CaCl₂ electrolyte than in NaCl one. For an initial polymer concentration of 100 mg/L, the EPS adsorbed amount was 4.69 ± 0.08 mg/g (23.45 ± 0.40%) in 0.001 M NaCl and 5.26 ± 0.15 mg/g (26.32 ± 0.75%) in 0.001 M CaCl₂. In the mixed system, regardless of electrolyte type, exopolysaccharide contributed to immobilization of higher amount of copper(II) ions on the clay mineral. Also, in the samples containing heavy metal ions and exopolysaccharide simultaneously, the aggregation of kaolinite particles was the strongest. The results presented in the paper may be very helpful in soil bioremediation, especially in the development of technologies reducing the mobility of heavy metals in the environment. View Full-Text

Keywords: adsorption mechanism; single and mixed systems; surface charge density; zeta potential; CPS analysis; turbidimetry

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Szewczuk-Karpisz, K.; Tomczyk, A.; Komaniecka, I.; Choma, A.; Adamczuk, A.; Sofińska-Chmiel, W. Impact of Sinorhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharide on Adsorption and Aggregation in the Copper(II) Ions/Supporting Electrolyte/Kaolinite System. Materials 2021, 14, 1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081950

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Szewczuk-Karpisz K, Tomczyk A, Komaniecka I, Choma A, Adamczuk A, Sofińska-Chmiel W. Impact of Sinorhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharide on Adsorption and Aggregation in the Copper(II) Ions/Supporting Electrolyte/Kaolinite System. Materials. 2021; 14(8):1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081950

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Szewczuk-Karpisz, Katarzyna, Agnieszka Tomczyk, Iwona Komaniecka, Adam Choma, Agnieszka Adamczuk, and Weronika Sofińska-Chmiel. 2021. "Impact of Sinorhizobium meliloti Exopolysaccharide on Adsorption and Aggregation in the Copper(II) Ions/Supporting Electrolyte/Kaolinite System" Materials 14, no. 8: 1950. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081950

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