Microbial carbonate precipitate

Efficient Cu immobilization

This precipitate immobilizes copper efficiently by adjusting pH to around 7 via bacterial inoculation ratio, with alkaline conditions promoting coordination adsorption.

Xie, Yixin · Cheng, Wenchieh · Wang, Lin · Xue, Zhongfei · Rahman, Md Mizanur · Hu, Wenle

Journal of Hazardous Materials 2023

Advantages

Narrowing pH ranges to as close as 7 by introducing an appropriate bacterial inoculation proportion