Mruganka Sandip Parasnis, Erda Deng, Mengqi Yuan, Haiqing Lin, Katarzyna Kordas, Anna Paltseva, Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah, Alexandra Judelsohn, Prathima C Nalam
Lead contamination poses significant and lasting health risks, particularly in children. This study explores the efficacy of dried mycelium membranes, distinct from live fungal biomass, for the remediation of lead (Pb(II)) in water. Dried mycelium offers unique advantages, including environmental resilience, ease of handling, biodegradability, and mechanical reliability. The study explores Pb(II) removal mechanisms through sorption and mineralization by dried mycelium hyphae in aqueous solutions. The sorption isotherm studies reveal a high Pb(II) removal efficiency, exceeding 95% for concentrations below 1000 ppm and ∼63% above 1500 ppm, primarily driven by electrostatic interactions...
March 14, 2024: Langmuir: the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids