TREATMENT OF MYCELLE FUNGI FOR THE RETENTION OF METALS BY AGLOMERATION

摘要

A technique is described for stiffening a biomass comprising mycelia fungi used for retention of heavy metal ions. The procedure involves dispersing a dry or native mycelium strain in a non-polar dispersion medium, agglomerating the resultant dispersion by adding a stiffening component and a surface active agent, and catalyzing the agglomerated mixture to yield stiffened granules.