Research on Biological Materials with Uranium Biosorption by Microalgae: A Review

Abstract:

With the development of nuclear science, uranium-contained wastewater was heavily generated. If not properly handled, it is bound to bring environmental and human health hazards. Conventional uranium-contained wastewater treatment technologies are limited in certain aspects, such as high reagent and energy consumption, secondary pollution and so on. The microalgae-based biosorption technique for treating uranium-contained wastewater is an economical, simple, effective and feasible approach. This paper summarized the basic mechanism of the technology, and discussed the effects of different pH, algal cell biomass concentration, initial uranium ion concentration and the growth state of algal cells on the biological treatment process of uranium-contained wastewater. Finally, the study explored the future prospects of the technology.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 508)
• Pages: 290-296
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.508.290
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Jun Yi Yu, Wen Yu Zhao*, Guang Wen Yang, Sha Sha Zeng
• Keywords: Biosorption, Influence Factor, Microalgae, Radioactive, Uranium

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