title: Production of fungal biomass immobilized loofa sponge (FBILS)-discs for the removal of heavy metal ions and chlorinated compounds from aqueous solution.
abstract: A white rot basidiomycete, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, was immobilized on loofa sponge (FBILS) discs. It removed ca. 37 and 71 mg Cd (II) g(-1) from 50 and 200 mg l(-1) aqueous solutions and up to 89% of 4-chloroanisole from a 10 mg l(-1) aqueous solution. FBILS are physically strong and chemically recalcitrant, resisting temperature, mechanical agitation, and variations in pH without alteration to shape, structure or texture.
authors.affiliation: Environment Biotechnology Group, Biotechnology and Food Research Centre, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, 54600, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: R G J
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Edyvean
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Sullivan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Styring
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism*; D029776:Luffa / Q000737:chemistry*; D020075:Phanerochaete / Q000254:growth & development*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium