The biosorption process depends up on many factors such as pH, Contact time, Concentration of biosorbents, and temperature. These parameters will be different for different biosorbents. Hence it will be ideal to optimize these parameters in a batch experiment.

Then to scale up the process, you can use adsorption columns.

The recovery of metals after biosorption, regeneration of biosorbents for repeated use, and improving the biosorption capacity by pretreatments are interesting areas of research. 

I have done few works on the biosorption of Cd using the leaf biomass of some commonly available weeds. But didn't try the pretreatments.

 Thanks Behzad and Arun for your answer.

best regards

Randa

I woud be glad to help you!

Dear Prof.Dr. Yuh-Shan Ho

Thank you very much for your precious ,valuable and helpful researches

Thank you for your kind cooperation

Randa M Osman

Dear Dr. Randa,

I have some publications in the field of "biosorption". You can check this:

many thanks for your kind cooperation Dr. Metwally.

best wishes

Randa

many thanks for your kind cooperation Dr. Metwally.

best wishes

Randa

many thanks for your kind cooperation Dr. Metwally.

best wishes

Randa

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