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Main Title 'Demag' Process. A Process for Removal of Toxic Metal Ions from Water or Wastewater.
Author Fin, Robert K. ;
CORP Author Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. Water Resources and Marine Sciences Center.
Year Published 1972
Report Number DI-14-31-0001-3532; OWRR-A-039-NY; A-039-NY(1);
Stock Number PB-214 630
Additional Subjects ( Mercury ; Adsorption) ; ( Water pollution ; Mercury) ; ( Yeasts ; Adsorbents) ; Permeability ; Fungi ; Accumulation ; Residues ; Water pollution control
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NTIS  PB-214 630 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Mercury uptake by yeast cells depleted in iron and magnesium has been studied with a view to developing a biosorption process for removal of mercury. Enhanced uptake of mercuric ions was observed, but the results were not as dramatic as the 15-fold increase in uptake believed possible from related work in the literature. Yeast does adsorb mercury up to 1% of the dry cell weight. A most unusual finding is that the mercury content of the cells increased as the mercury content of the contacting solution was lowered from 20 ppm to 1 ppm. The fact that only a part of the mercury was reversibly bound suggests that more than one binding mechanism is operating. (Author)