title: Biosorption of phenol and 2-chlorophenol by Funalia trogii pellets.
abstract: The removal of phenol (Ph) and 2-chlorophenol (2-CPh) from aqueous solution by native and heat inactivated fungus Funalia trogii pellets were investigated. The effects of contact time, solid/liquid ratio, optimum pH and temperature on the phenols removal capacity by the pellets were established. The removal efficiency of phenols increased significantly with increasing biomass dose. The optimum pH was detected to be 8.0. The second-order equations are described and evaluated on the basis of a comparative estimation of the corresponding coefficients. The phenol removal equilibrium isotherm was modeled by the Langmuir equations. The enthalpy change values were obtained between -7.62 and -10.64 kJ/mol. This indicated that the uptake of phenols either on native or heat inactivated fungal pellets was based on a physical adsorption process.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Biochemical Processing and Biomaterial Research Laboratory, Teknik Okullar, Ankara, Turkey. g_bayramoglu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gulay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bayramoglu
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gursel
authors.forename: Yagmur
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tunali
authors.forename: M Yakup
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Arica
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005374:Filtration / Q000379:methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D019800:Phenol / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D055454:Trametes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002733:Chlorophenols; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D019800:Phenol; C030683:2-chlorophenol