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ArticlePolymers2024

Comparative Study of Water and Milk Kefir Grains as Biopolymeric Adsorbents for Copper(II) and Arsenic(V) Removal from Aqueous Solutions.

Balázs György, Marek Bujdoš, Hana Vojtková, Pavel Diviš, Michal Slaný, Peter Matúš, Martin Urík

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Balázs GyörgyInstitute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Marek BujdošInstitute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Hana VojtkováDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-0200-289X
Pavel DivišInstitute of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 464/118, Královo Pole, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6809-0506
Michal SlanýDepartment of Materials Engineering and Physics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0002-8002-7259
Peter MatúšInstitute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0003-4691-6324
Martin UríkInstitute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID 0000-0001-7998-7992

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Faculty of Mining and Geology of VSB - Technical University of Ostrava SP2024/005Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic FCH-S-24-8526Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic FCH-S-24-8597Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Republic Ministry of Education and the Slovak Academy of Sciences 1/0139/22Scientific Grant Agency of the Slovak Republic Ministry of Education and the Slovak Academy of Sciences 1/0175/22
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Abstract

This study investigates the biosorption capabilities of kefir grains, a polysaccharide-based byproduct of the fermentation process, for removing copper(II) and arsenic(V) from contaminated water. Unlike traditional heavy-metal removal methods, which are typically expensive and involve environmentally harmful chemicals, biopolymeric materials such as kefir grains provide a sustainable and cost-effective alternative for adsorbing hazardous inorganic pollutants from aqueous solutions. Our experimental results revealed significant differences in the sorption capacities of two types of kefir grains. Grains of milk kefir outperformed water kefir, particularly in copper(II) removal, achieving up to 95% efficiency at low copper concentrations (0.16 mmol·L

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biopolymerbiosorptionheavy metalspolysaccharideremediationwaste biomass

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PMID39684085
PMCPMC11644561

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