Heavy Metals Bioremediation from Polluted Water by Glass-Ceramic Materials |
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Authors: | Ana M García José M Villora Diego A Moreno Carlos Ranninger Pío Callejas M Flora Barba |
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Affiliation: | Departamento de Ingeniería y Ciencia de los Materiales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid E-28006, Spain;Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Madrid E-28049, Spain |
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Abstract: | The objective of this research was to study the removal of cadmium and lead from an aqueous solution through a biological treatment. For this purpose a glass-ceramic material was manufactured from industrial and urban wastes. Biofilms of microorganisms found in wastewater were developed on its surface, and continuous tests were conducted in the presence and absence of the biofilm to analyze the glass-ceramic's ability to remove the heavy metals from an aqueous environment. The results suggest that this bioremediation process, developed on an industrial scale, could represent an alternative to the chemical processes currently used. |
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Keywords: | glass-ceramics water stability |
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