The Recovery of Gallium from Sea Water by Dunaliella sp

Yukiho Yamaoka, Osamu Takimura, Hiroyuki Fuse, Kazuo Kamimura

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    Abstract

    The accumulation of gallium from sea water containing 1 mg·l–1 of the element by Dunaliella sp. was strongly affected by the pH of sea water. The optimum pH for the accumulation was about 6.2. The accumulation of gallium proceeded rapidly, and reached a plateau within 1 h. 79% of gallium accumulated in Dunaliella sp. was found in the cell wall. The accumulation of gallium was increased by heat treatment of Dunaliella sp. Iron and copper concentrations in Dunaliella sp. were largely affected by addition of gallium to sea water.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)506-508
    Number of pages3
    JournalNIPPON KAGAKU KAISHI
    Volume1992
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1992

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Chemistry(all)
    • Chemical Engineering(all)

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