Biosorption of Lanthanides Using Select Marine Biomass

Contamination of toxic metals in the aquatic environment is one of the most debated problems in the world with industrial development. Thus, the minimization and recovery of harmful pollutants such as heavy metals in natural environment is very significant [1]. Various treatment technologies such as ion exchange, precipitation, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and electrodialysis have been used for the removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution [2]. However, these processes have some disadvantages, such as high consumption of reagent and energy, low selectivity, high operational cost, and difficult further treatment due to generation of toxic sludge [3].