Table 4.
Effect of initial metal concentrations on the bioremoval efficiency (%) and adsorption capacity (mg/g) of metal ions by the dead biomass of the fungus Mucor sp. NRCC6
| Initial conc. (mg/L) | Metal ions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mn2+ | Ni2+ | Pb2+ | Zn2+ | |||||||||||||
| Removal (%) | Residual conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption conc. (mg/L) | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) | |
| 12 | 57.08 | 5.15 | 6.85 | 1.37 | 59.25 | 4.89 | 7.11 | 1.42 | 98.75 | 0.15 | 11.85 | 2.37 | 49.17 | 6.10 | 5.90 | 1.18 |
| 25 | 52.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 2.60 | 54.00 | 11.50 | 13.50 | 2.70 | 92.00 | 2.00 | 23.00 | 4.60 | 34.00 | 16.50 | 8.50 | 1.70 |
| 50 | 34.00 | 33.00 | 17.00 | 3.40 | 52.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 5.20 | 84.00 | 8.00 | 42.00 | 8.40 | 20.00 | 40.0 | 10.00 | 2.00 |
| 100 | 25.00 | 75.00 | 25.00 | 5.00 | 45.00 | 55.00 | 45.00 | 9.00 | 75.00 | 25.00 | 75.00 | 15.00 | 14.20 | 85.80 | 14.20 | 2.84 |