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Created: 1997-06-18T00:00:00Z

Last modified: 2022-05-19T15:21:21

Notation: 35925

biosorption  

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  • Information Biosorption is a physiochemical process that occurs naturally in certain biomass which allows it to passively concentrate and bind contaminants onto its cellular structure. Biosorption can be defined as the ability of biological materials to accumulate heavy metals from wastewater through metabolically mediated or physico-chemical pathways of uptake.

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosorption

    Created: 3/14/22

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