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– Ion exchange
– Chelation
– Adsorption by physical forces
– Entrapment in inter and intrafibrilliar capillaries and
spaces of the structural polysaccharide network as a
result of the concentration gradient.
– Diffusion through cell walls and membranes .
Mechanism :
I ) According to the dependence on the cell's
metabolism, biosorption mechanisms can be divided
into……
E. coli bacterium
New gene/transport proteins
Hg2+-metallothein
Hg2+
Hg2+→Hgo
New gene/enzyme
Desorption
• It is the regeneration of the biosorbant and
recovering the accumulated metals.
Linear form :
q = kF Ceq 1 /n