title: Characteristic features of Bacillus cereus cell surfaces with biosorption of Pb(II) ions by AFM and FT-IR.
abstract: In order to elucidate the potential mechanisms involved in the biosorption of metal ions, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy were used to characterize the interaction between Pb2+ and Bacillus cereus. AFM imaging of the biomass surfaces exposed to different concentrations of lead ions solution showed a major morphological change occurred after Pb2+ biosorption. The FT-IR spectra indicated the binding characteristics of the lead ions involved the carboxyl, hydroxyl and amino groups in the biomass. Equilibrium biosorption experiments of Pb2+ were carried out to investigate the effects of pH values and the initial metal concentrations. The experimental isotherm data were then modeled using Langmuir, Freundlich, and Redlich-Peterson isotherm equations. As a result, the Redlich-Peterson model yielded the best fit of experimental data. Kinetics experiments showed the biosorption was a rapid process and the pseudo-second-order model was successfully applied to predict the rate constant of biosorption.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China. pjh311@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Ruixia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongxiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D007854:Lead