@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2343,
	  title     = {Fungal Leaching of Hazardous Heavy Metals from a Spent Hydrotreating Catalyst},
	  author    = {R. Mafi Gholami and  S. M. Borghei and  S. M. Mousavi},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {In this study, the ability of Aspergillus niger and
Penicillium simplicissimum to extract heavy metals from a spent
refinery catalyst was investigated. For the first step, a spent
processing catalyst from one of the oil refineries in Iran was
physically and chemically characterized. Aspergillus niger and
Penicillium simplicissimum were used to mobilize Al/Co/Mo/Ni from
hazardous spent catalysts. The fungi were adapted to the mixture of
metals at 100-800 mg L-1 with increments in concentration of 100 mg
L-1. Bioleaching experiments were carried out in batch cultures. To
investigate the production of organic acids in sucrose medium,
analyses of the culture medium by HPLC were performed at specific
time intervals after inoculation. The results obtained from Inductive
coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) showed
that after the one-step bioleaching process using Aspergillus niger,
maximum removal efficiencies of 27%, 66%, 62% and 38% were
achieved for Al, Co, Mo and Ni, respectively. However, the highest
removal efficiencies using Penicillium simplicissimum were of 32%,
67%, 65% and 38% for Al, Co, Mo and Ni, respectively},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Chemical and Molecular Engineering},
	  volume    = {5},
	  number    = {4},
	  year      = {2011},
	  pages     = {376 - 381},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2343},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/52},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 52, 2011},
	}