Gold biosorption by exopolysaccharide producing cyanobacteria and purple nonsulphur bacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1380-1388

  Colica, G ^a   Caparrotta, S ^a   Bertini, G ^a   De Philippis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Exopolysaccharide producing cyanobacteria; Gold biorecovery; Precious metal uptake; Purple nonsulphur bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METABOLITES; METAL RECOVERY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CYANOBACTERIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIUM; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GOLD BIORECOVERY; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; METAL UPTAKE; MICRO-ORGANISMS; PLATING INDUSTRY; PRECIOUS METAL UPTAKE; PURPLE NON-SULFUR BACTERIA;

PRECIOUS METALS;

EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; GOLD; METAL;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; EXPLOITATION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; PURPLE NONSULPHUR BACTERIA; SCREENING TEST; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84869881904     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12004     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Anon. (2009) World Gold Council: Gold Bullettin, 42, No 3.
2. Bai, H.J., Zhang, Z.M., Yang, G.E. and Li, B.Z. (2008) Bioremediation of cadmium by growing Rhodobacter sphaeroides: kinetic characteristic and mechanism studies. Bioresour Technol 99, 7716-7722.
3. Bianchi, L., Mannelli, F., Viti, C., Adessi, A. and De Philippis, R. (2010) Hydrogen-producing purple non sulfur bacteria isolated from the trophic lake Averno (Naples, Italy). Int J Hydrogen Energy 35, 12216-12223.
4. Chakraborty, N., Banerjee, A., Lahiri, S., Panda, A., Ghosh, A.N. and Pal, R. (2008) Biorecovery of gold using cyanobacteria and an eukaryotic alga with special reference to nanogold formation - a novel phenomenon. J Appl Phycol 21, 145-152.
5. Chen, J.P. and Yang, L. (2005) Chemical modification of Sargassum sp. for prevention of organic leaching and enhancement of uptake during metal biosorption. Ind Eng Chem Res 44, 9931-9942.
6. Chong, H.K. and Volesky, B. (1995) Description of two-metal biosorption equilibria by Langmuir-type models. Biotechnol Bioeng 47, 451-460.
7. Colica, G., Mecarozzi, P.C. and De Philippis, R. (2010) Treatment of Cr(VI)-containing wastewaters with exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria in pilot flow through and batch systems. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 8, 1953-1961.
8. Colica, G., Caparrotta, S. and De Philippis, R. (2012) Selective biosorption and recovery of Ruthenium from industrial effluents with Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 95, 381-387.
9. Crist, H.R., Oberholser, K., Shank, N. and Nguyen, M. (1981) Nature of bonding between metallic ions and algal cell walls. Environ Sci Technol 15, 1212-1217.
10. Cui, J. and Zhang, L. (2008) Metallurgical recovery of metals from electronic waste: a review. J Hazard Mater 158, 228-256.
11. Darnall, W.D., Greene, B., Henzel, M.T., Hosea, M.J., McPerson, A.R., Sneddon, J. and Alexander, D.M. (1986) Selection recovery of gold and other metal ions from an algal biomass. Environ Sci Technol 20, 206-208.
12. Das, N. (2010) Recovery of precious metals through biosorption - a review. Hydrometallurgy 103, 180-189.
13. De Philippis, R., Margheri, M.C., Pelosi, E. and Ventura, S. (1993) Exopolysaccharide production by a unicellular cyanobacterium isolated from a hypersaline habitat. J Appl Phycol 5, 387-394.
14. De Philippis, R., Margheri, M.C., Materassi, R. and Vincenzini, M. (1998) Potential of unicellular cyanobacteria from saline environments as exopolysaccharide producers. Appl Environ Microbiol 64, 1130-1132.
15. De Philippis, R., Faraloni, C., Margheri, M.C., Sili, C., Herdman, M. and Vincenzini, M. (2000) Morphological and biochemical characterization of the exocellular investments of polysaccharide-producing Nostoc strains from the Pasteur Culture Collection. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 16, 655-661.
16. De Philippis, R., Paperi, R. and Sili, C. (2007) Heavy metal sorption by released polysaccharides and whole cultures of two exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria. Biodegradation 18, 181-187.
17. De Philippis, R., Colica, G. and Micheletti, E. (2011) Exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria in heavy metal removal from water: molecular basis and practical applicability of the biosorption process. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 92, 697-708.
18. Feng, Y.Z., Yu, Y.C., Wang, Y.M. and Lin, X.G. (2007) Biosorption and bioreduction of trivalent Aurum by photosynthetic bacteria Rhodobacter capsulatus. Curr Microbiol 55, 402-408.
19. Feng, Y.Z., Lin, X.G., Wang, Y.M., Wang, Y. and Hua, J.F. (2008) Diversity of Aurum bioreduction by Rhodobacter capsulatus. Mater Lett 62, 4209-4302.
20. Gadd, G.M. (2009) Biosorption: critical review of scientific rationale, environmental importance and significance for pollution treatment. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 84, 13-28.
21. Gadd, G.M. and White, C. (1993) Microbial treatment of metal pollution-a working biotechnology. Trends Biotechnol 11, 353-359.
22. Hammouda, O., Gaber, A. and Raouf-Abdel, N. (1995) Microalgae and wastewater treatment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 31, 205-210.
23. Kuyucak, N. and Volesky, B. (1989) Accumulation of gold by algal biosorbent. Biorecovery 1, 189-204.
24. Leao, V.A. and Ciminelli, V.S.T. (2000) Application of ion exchange resins in gold hydrometallurgy. A tool for cyanide recycling. Solvent Extr Ion Exch 18, 567-582.
25. Lengke, M.F., Ravel, B., Fleet, M.E., Wanger, G., Gordon, R.A. and Southarn, G. (2006) Mechanisms of gold accumulation by filamentous cyanobacteria from gold (III)-chloride complex. Environ Sci Technol 40, 6304-6309.
26. 3+ biosorption by waste biomass of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Spectrochim Acta 61, 761-765.
27. Mack, C., Wilhelmi, B., Duncan, J.R. and Burgess, J.E. (2007) Biosorption of precious metals. Biotechnol Adv 25, 264-271.
28. Mata, Y.N., Torres, E., Blázquez, M.L., Ballester, A., González, F. and Muñoz, J.A. (2008) Gold (III) biosorption and bioreduction with the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus. J Hazard Mater 166, 612-618.
29. Micheletti, E., Colica, G., Viti, C., Tamagnini, P. and De Philippis, R. (2008a) Selectivity in the heavy metal removal by exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria. J Appl Microbiol 105, 88-94.
30. Micheletti, E., Pereira, S., Mannelli, F., Moradas-Ferreira, P., Tamagnini, P. and De Philippis, R. (2008b) Sheathless mutant of cyanobacterium Gloeothece sp strain PCC 6909 with increased capacity to remove copper ions from aqueous solutions. Appl Environ Microbiol 74, 2797-2804.
31. Niu, H. and Volesky, B. (2000) Gold-cyanide biosorption with L-cysteine. J Chem Technol Biotechnol 75, 436-442.
32. Paperi, R., Micheletti, E. and De Philippis, R. (2006) Optimization of copper sorbing-desorbing cycles with confined cultures of the exopolysaccharide producing cyanobacterium Cyanospira capsulata. J Appl Microbiol 101, 1351-1356.
33. Rhee, K.I., Lee, J.C., Lee, C.K., Joo, K.H., Yoon, J.K., Kang, H.R., Kim, Y.S. and Sohn, H.J. (1995) A recovery of gold from electronic scrap by mechanical separation, acid leaching and electrowinning. In Recycling Metals and Engineered Materials ed. Queneau, P.B. and Peterson, R.D. pp. 469-478. Pennsylvania: The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
34. Savvaidis, I. (1998) Recovery of gold from thiourea solutions using micro-organisms. Biometals 11, 145-151.
35. Seki, H., Suzuki, A. and Mitsueda, S.I. (1998) Biosorption of heavy metal ions on Rhodobacter sphaeroides and Alcaligenes eutrophus H16. J Colloid Interface Sci 197, 185-190.
36. Song, H.P., Li, X.G., Sun, J.S., Xu, S.M. and Han, X. (2008) Application of a magnetotactic bacterium, Stenotrophomonas sp. to the removal of Au (III) from contaminated wastewater with a magnetic separator. Chemosphere 72, 616-621.
37. Syed, S. (2012) Recovery of gold from secondary sources - a review. Hydrometallurgy 115, 30-51.
38. Ting, Y.P., Lawson, F. and Prince, I.G. (1991) Uptake of cadmium and zinc by the alga Chlorella vulgaris: part II. Multi-ion situation. Biotechnol Bioeng 37, 445-455.
39. Tsuruta, T. (2004) Biosorption and recycling of gold using various micro-organisms. J Gen Appl Microbiol 50, 221-228.
40. Volesky, B. (2003) Sorption and Biosorption. pp. 320. Montreal, Canada: BV Sorbex Inc.
41. Volesky, B. and May-Phillips, H.A. (1995) Biosorption of heavy metals by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 42, 797-806.