Copper removal using a microbial consortium isolated from mining wastes

• Grant number: 15/18089-3
• Support type: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): July 15, 2016
• Effective date (End): January 14, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal researcher: Elen Aquino Perpetuo
• Grantee: Louise Hase Gracioso
• Supervisor abroad: Debora Frigi Rodrigues
• Home Institution: Escola Politécnica (EP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Research place: University of Houston (UH), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/11020-2 - Characterization of the bacterial community of a copper processing and identification of heavy metals resistance mechanism, BP.DR

Abstract

This project is related to the FAPESP process nº 2013/11020-2 and proposes the development of fixed-bed reactor technique using microbial consortium isolated from contaminated sites. The step proposed involves a stage of a PhD student with the research team at the University of Houston, USA, coordinated by Profa. Dra. Débora Rodrigues Frigi. This knowledge will be applied to the PhD student's project and will represent a significant increase in knowledge both for the student and for the Brazilian research team. (AU)