Table 5.
Influence of initial metal concentrations on the bioremoval efficiency (%) and uptake capacity (mg/g) of metal ions (Ni2+, Pb2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+) by the dead biomass of the fungus NRCA8
| Initial conc. (mg/L) | Metal ions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mn2+ | Ni2+ | Pb2+ | Zn2+ | |||||||||||||
| Removal (%) | Residual Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake capacity (mg/g) | Removal (%) | Residual Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake Conc. (mg/L) | Uptake capacity (mg/g) | |
| 10 | 41.50 | 7.02 | 4.98 | 0.99 | 51.60 | 5.81 | 6.19 | 1.24 | 91.3 | 1.04 | 10.96 | 2.21 | 43.25 | 6.81 | 5.19 | 1.04 |
| 25 | 23.60 | 19.10 | 5.90 | 1.18 | 47.60 | 13.10 | 11.90 | 2.38 | 87.6 | 3.10 | 21.90 | 4.26 | 32.00 | 17.00 | 8.00 | 1.60 |
| 50 | 23.20 | 38.40 | 11.60 | 2.32 | 43.20 | 28.40 | 21.60 | 4.32 | 80 | 10.00 | 40.00 | 6.40 | 16.20 | 41.90 | 8.10 | 1.62 |
| 100 | 15.00 | 85.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 | 38.00 | 62.00 | 38.00 | 7.60 | 70 | 30.00 | 70.00 | 11.00 | 8.50 | 91.50 | 8.50 | 1.70 |