<i>Penicillium</i> spp. XK10, Fungi with Potential to Repair Cadmium and Antimony Pollution

Yiying He; Chaoyang Li; Zhongyu Sun; Wan Zhang; Jianing He; Yunlin Zhao; Zhenggang Xu; Weiping Zhao

doi:10.3390/app13031228

Applied Sciences (Jan 2023)

<i>Penicillium</i> spp. XK10, Fungi with Potential to Repair Cadmium and Antimony Pollution

Yiying He,
Chaoyang Li,
Zhongyu Sun,
Wan Zhang,
Jianing He,
Yunlin Zhao,
Zhenggang Xu,
Weiping Zhao

Affiliations

Yiying He: Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Chaoyang Li: Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Zhongyu Sun: Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Management of Western Forest Bio-Disaster, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Wan Zhang: Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Jianing He: Key Laboratory of National Forestry and Grassland Administration on Management of Western Forest Bio-Disaster, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Yunlin Zhao: Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Zhenggang Xu: Hunan Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Environmental and Resources Plant, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
Weiping Zhao: School of Business, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031228
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 3
p. 1228

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Soil heavy-metal pollution is one of the most important environmental problems in the world, and seriously endangers plant growth and human health. Microbial remediation has become a key technology in the field of soil heavy-metal remediation due to its advantages of being harmless, green and environmental. In this study, a fungus Penicillium spp. XK10 with high tolerance to cadmium (Cd) and antimony (Sb) was screened from mine slag, and its adsorption characteristics to heavy metals under different environmental conditions were studied. The results showed that at pH0 = 6, C0 (Cd) = 0.1 mM, and the adsorption time was 4 days, the maximum removal rate of cadmium by XK10 was 32.2%. Under the conditions of pH0 = 4, T = 7d, and the initial antimony concentration of 1 mM, the removal rate of antimony by XK10 was the highest, which was 15.5%. This study provides potential microbial materials for bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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