Arsenic (As) Removal Using Talaromyces sp. KM-31 Isolated from As-Contaminated Mine Soil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Fungal Isolation and Molecular Identification
2.3. Arsenic Tolerance Assay
2.4. Arsenic Biosorption Experiments
2.5. Arsenic Removal by Modified Fungal Biomass
2.6. Analytical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Isolation and Identification of anAarsenic-Tolerant Fungal Strain
3.2. Growth and Arsenic Tolerance of Talaromyces sp. KM-31
3.3. Arsenic Removal by Live Mycelial Pellets
3.4. Arsenic Removal by Modified Biomass of Talaromyces sp. KM-31
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Arsenic Tolerance Index in Solid and Liquid Media | Arsenic Removal (%) | |||||
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As (mg/L) | PDA | PDB | PDB | |||
As(III) | As(V) | As(III) | As(V) | As(III) | As(V) | |
0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 5.24 | 26.2 |
100 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 4.41 | 17.25 |
200 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 2.8 | 7.53 |
300 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.13 | 0.96 | 0.41 | 1.24 |
500 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.008 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.78 |
800 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.008 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.52 |
1000 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.004 | 0.35 | 0 | 0.32 |
Treatment a | Arsenic Removal (mean ± SD b, %) | |
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As(III) | As(V) | |
Untreated biomass | 4 ± 0.32 | 13 ± 0.97 |
Fe(III) hydroxide-coated biomass | 69 ± 2.79 | 79 ± 3.65 |
nFe(III) oxide-coated biomass | 91 ± 5.25 | 96 ± 4.18 |
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Nam, I.-H.; Murugesan, K.; Ryu, J.; Kim, J.H. Arsenic (As) Removal Using Talaromyces sp. KM-31 Isolated from As-Contaminated Mine Soil. Minerals 2019, 9, 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9100568
Nam I-H, Murugesan K, Ryu J, Kim JH. Arsenic (As) Removal Using Talaromyces sp. KM-31 Isolated from As-Contaminated Mine Soil. Minerals. 2019; 9(10):568. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9100568
Chicago/Turabian StyleNam, In-Hyun, Kumarasamy Murugesan, Jungho Ryu, and Jae Hwan Kim. 2019. "Arsenic (As) Removal Using Talaromyces sp. KM-31 Isolated from As-Contaminated Mine Soil" Minerals 9, no. 10: 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9100568