Bryaskova R.Georgieva N.Peshev D.2024-07-102024-07-102024-07-102024-07-102010-06-161895-10661644-362410.2478/s11532-010-0078-zSCOPUS_ID:77956451228https://rlib.uctm.edu/handle/123456789/196Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) hybrid materials were prepared by sol-gel methods and tested as matrices for immobilization of Trichosporon cutaneum R57, capable of removing cadmium and copper ions from aqueous solutions. A kinetic model was applied and the effects of matrix TEOS content on the copper and cadmium uptake equilibria and rate constants were investigated. © 2010 Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.enArticle