title: Biosorption of nitrophenols on anaerobic granular sludge.
abstract: The sorption and desorption of 2-nitrophenol (2-NP), 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and 2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) on live anaerobic granular sludge was studied at five different sorbate (nitrophenols) concentrations between 10 x 10(3) - 90 x 10(3) microg l(-1). Experiments were conducted at room temperature (29 +/- 2 degrees C) and at an initial pH of 7.5. The maximum uptake capacity of live anaerobic granular sludge was found to b e 1,427, 1,511 and 1,865 microg g(-1) VSS for 2-NP, 4-NP and 2,4-DNP, respectively. The equilibrium data of three nitrophenols obeyed both Freundlich and linear isotherm models. Sorption was observed to be partially reversible. About 20-89%, 36-90% and 29-80% desorption was observed for 10 x 10(3) - 90 x 10(3) microg l(-1) sorbate concentrations of 2-NP, 4-NP and 2,4-DNP, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai-400076, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000327:Adsorption; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D009596:Nitrophenols; D012722:Sewage; C045573:2-nitrophenol; D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol; C024836:4-nitrophenol