The Past, Present, and Future Trends of Biosorption

• Published in: Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 86 - 102
• Main Authors: Park, D.H., Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, Yun, Y.S., Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, Park, J.M., Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering 01.02.2010; Springer Nature B.V; 한국생물공학회
• Subjects: ADSORBANT; ADSORBENTE; ADSORBENTS; Aqueous solutions; Binding sites; Bioaccumulation; Biomass; Biomedical materials; biosorbent; biosorption; Biotechnology; Chemical engineering; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; DYES; Efficiency; Feasibility studies; HEAVY METALS; Industrial and Production Engineering; METAL LOURD; METALES PESADOS; Metals; Microorganisms; Pollutants; Pollution control; precious metals; R&D; Raw materials; Research & development; Reviews; Scientists; Sludge; Studies; TEINTURE; TINTES; Trends; 생물공학; adsorbent; biosorbent; dyes; heavy metals; biosorption; precious metals
• ISSN: 1226-8372; 1976-3816
• DOI: 10.1007/s12257-009-0199-4

The discovery and further development of biosorption phenomena provide a basis for a whole new technology aimed at the removal of various pollutants or the recovery of valuable resources from aqueous systems. Today, biosorption is one of the main components of environmental and bioresource technology. Since the status of scientific development of a technology can be reflected through analyses of the literatures pertaining to it, in this review, we qualitatively examine almost all aspects of biosorption research. A range of subjects are covered, including the initial history, raw materials, mechanisms, instrumental tools, process factors, modification and immobilization methods, recovery and regeneration, continuous processes, commercial application, and modeling studies of biosorption. Finally, we summarized the important considerations of the current research on biosorption, as well as the suggestions for its future directions. We believe that this review will prove to be useful for scientists and engineers in the performance of their research into biosorption.