title: Biosorption of uranium(VI) by a mangrove endophytic fungusFusarium sp. #ZZF51 from the South China Sea.
abstract: The uranium(VI) accumulation was studied in detail by using the biomass of mangrove endophytic fungusFusarium sp.#ZZF51 from the South China Sea. The uranium(VI) biosorption process onto the tested fungus powders was optimized at pH 4.0, adsorption time 60 min, and uranium(VI) initial concentration 50 mg L-1with 61.89% of removal efficiency. According to Fourier transform infrared spectra for the tested fungus before and after loaded with uranium(VI), the results showed that both of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups acted as the important roles in the adsorption process. In addition, the experimental data were analyzed by using parameter and kinetic models, and it was obtained that the Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided better correlation with the experimental data for adsorption of uranium(VI).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 Hunan People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 Hunan People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 Hunan People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 Hunan People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001 Hunan People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 Guangdong People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: She
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275 Guangdong People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: Biosorption; Fusarium sp. #ZZF51; Mangrove endophytic fungus; Uranium(VI) ion