There has been a trend toward the use of microorganisms as the biomaterial for removing dyes and metals from wastewater. However, native microorganism cells have low mechanical stability, which limit their further application in industries. In this study, chlorine dioxide (ClO), a high-efficiency, low-toxicity, and environmentally benign disinfectant, was used for microorganism surface modification to enhance the mechanical stability and metal ion adsorption of the cell. ClO can either modify cell walls to improve their metal adsorption capacity or modify cell membranes to improve their mechanical stability. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy analysis indicated that several cell surface groups were involved in the cell wall modification of sp. Microscopic observation indicated that ClO treatment could deter cell membranes from forming vesicles in sodium hydroxide (NaOH) aqueous solution, and freeze-etching showed that ClO treatment could alter the erythrocyte membrane proteins which might also contribute to improving the cell stability. The experimental results on sp., , and show that ClO treatment may increase, or at least not reduce, the ability of microbial cells to adsorb heavy metals, but it can significantly improve the resistance of these cells to NaOH cleavage. It seems ClO is a promising auxiliary for biosorption of heavy-metal ions.
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