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Oscillatoria anguistissima rapidly adsorbs appreciable amounts of cobalt from the aqueous solutions within 15 min of initial contact with the metal solution. O. anguistissima showed a high sequestration of cobalt at low equilibrium concentrations, and it followed the Freundlich model of adsorption. The adsorption is a strongly pH-dependent and temperature-independent phenomenon. The presence of Mg2+ and Ca2+ (100–200 ppm) resulted in decline in Co2+ adsorption capacity of Oscillatoria biomass. Sulphate and nitrate (0.75–10 mM) drastically reduced the extent of Co2+ biosorption. The biosorption of cobalt is an ion-exchange process as the Co2+ binding was accompanied by release of a large amounts of Mg2+ ions. Na2CO3 (1.0 mM) resulted in about 76% desorption of Co2+ from the loaded biomass.
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Received: 30 January 1999 / Accepted: 3 March 1999
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Ahuja, P., Gupta, R. & Saxena, R. News & Notes: Sorption and Desorption of Cobalt by Oscillatoria anguistissima . Curr Microbiol 39, 49–52 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006826
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00006826