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Heavy metals always pose serious ecological risks when released into the environment due to their elemental non-degradable nature, regardless of their chemical form. This calls for the development of efficient and low-cost effluent treatment and metal recuperation technologies for contaminated waste water, not only because regulatory limits need to be met but also because the waste itself can be a resource for certain precious metals.   Biosorption is a general property of living and dead biomass to rapidly bind and abiotically concentrate inorganic or organic compounds from even very diluted aqueous solutions. As a specific term, biosorption is a method that utilizes materials of biological origin – biosorbents formulated from non-living biomass - for the removal of target substances from aqueous solutions. Recent research on biosorption provides a solid understanding of the mechanism underlying microbial biosorption of heavy metals and related elements.   This book gathers review articles analyzing current views on the mechanism and (bio)chemistry of biosorption,  the performance of bacterial, fungal and algal biomass, and the practical aspects of biosorbent preparation and engineering.  It also reviews the physico-chemical evaluations of biosorbents and modelling of the process as well as the importance of biosorption during heavy metal removal using living cells. It is a reference work for scientists, environmental safety engineers and R&D specialists who wish to further promote biosorption research and use the accumulated knowledge to develop and build industrial applications of biosorption in heavy metal separation technologies.  .

Bioremediation. --- Metal ions -- Absorption and adsorption. --- Pollutants -- Absorption and adsorption. --- Toxic Actions --- Microbiological Phenomena --- Environmental Remediation --- Waste Management --- Inorganic Chemicals --- Sanitary Engineering --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Environmental Pollution --- Phenomena and Processes --- Chemical Actions and Uses --- Sanitation --- Public Health --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care --- Microbiological Processes --- Biodegradation, Environmental --- Environmental Pollutants --- Metals --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Biology --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Pollutants --- Metal ions --- Absorption and adsorption. --- Chemical pollutants --- Contaminants, Environmental --- Environmental contaminants --- Environmental pollutants --- Environmental biotechnology --- Life sciences. --- Biotechnology. --- Microbiology. --- Chemometrics. --- Environmental engineering. --- Water pollution. --- Life Sciences. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Applied Microbiology. --- Math. Applications in Chemistry. --- Chemicals --- Pollution --- Biodegradation --- Environmental pollution. --- Chemistry --- Mathematics. --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Chemical pollution --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Environmental aspects --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Analytical chemistry --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Sustainable engineering --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. --- Mathematics --- Measurement --- Statistical methods