Table 2.
Comparative representation of biosorption efficiency (%) of various Ni2+, Cr6+, Zn2+ heavy metals under different metal systems by Actinomycete biosorbent isolates (biosorption conditions are 100 mg L−1 of such heavy metal, 0.3% of biosorbent, pH 6.0 at 30 °C and 150 rpm for 3 h).
| Biosorbents | Metal system/biosorption (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single metal system |
Binary metal system |
Ternary metal system |
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| Ni2+ | Cr6+ | Zn2+ | Ni2+ + Cr6+ |
Ni2+ + Zn2+ |
Cr6+ + Zn2+ |
Ni2+ + Cr6+ + Zn2+ |
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| Ni2+ | Cr6+ | Ni2+ | Zn2+ | Cr6+ | Zn2+ | Ni2+ | Cr6+ | Zn2+ | ||||
| Morsy-1948 | 60.1 | 47.4 | 67.4 | 79.5 | 51.0 | 72.48 | 71.28 | 54.94 | 75.62 | 74.0 | 58.4 | 81.3 |
| Morsy-1949 | 35.4 | 20.0 | 38.0 | 32.0 | 16.4 | 30.2 | 27.3 | 19.0 | 35.1 | 28.1 | 16.0 | 42.3 |
| Morsy-1950 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 55.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 | 42.7 | 16.5 | 41.0 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 58.4 |
| Morsy-1951 | 56.2 | 20.0 | 41.2 | 54.5 | 14.5 | 30.1 | 59.0 | 17.0 | 57.6 | 47.5 | 12.7 | 42.0 |
| Morsy-1952 | 31.9 | 24.6 | 60.0 | 38.2 | 19.4 | 40.0 | 59.5 | 21.8 | 56.9 | 43.0 | 15.8 | 50.9 |
| Morsy-1953 | 60.0 | 30.0 | 49.4 | 59.0 | 22.1 | 55.3 | 48.0 | 26.5 | 45.0 | 54.1 | 20.2 | 43.7 |
| Morsy-1954 | 29.5 | 20.8 | 55.0 | 29.0 | 15.9 | 26.7 | 53.6 | 17.5 | 51.5 | 21.7 | 10.2 | 50.5 |
| Morsy-1955 | 58.1 | 9.1 | 49.7 | 55.1 | 2.0 | 52.8 | 46.0 | 6.1 | 45.4 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 39.9 |
| Morsy-1956 | 50.0 | 13.5 | 67.0 | 44.2 | 9.3 | 45.1 | 67.0 | 12.2 | 46.0 | 41.0 | 7.0 | 66.0 |
| Morsy-1957 | 22.9 | 46.0 | 61.5 | 19.7 | 43.2 | 18.0 | 59.9 | 48.8 | 59.2 | 13.5 | 42.5 | 56.5 |
| Morsy-1958 | 20.8 | 18.5 | 49.6 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 48.0 | 16.0 | 47.0 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 34.3 |
| Morsy-1959 | 55.2 | 10.0 | 50.8 | 51.9 | 31.0 | 51.6 | 46.9 | 37.3 | 46.4 | 50.6 | 30.0 | 45.1 |
| Morsy-1960 | 47.0 | 40.7 | 30.2 | 45.0 | 34.8 | 40.9 | 30.0 | 37.2 | 26.8 | 37.4 | 31.7 | 25.0 |
| Morsy-1961 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 35.7 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 40.0 | 15.0 | 13.8 | 34.1 | 19.7 |
| Morsy-1962 | 47.3 | 39.0 | 60.0 | 44.5 | 30.8 | 40.9 | 66.8 | 35.4 | 54.3 | 38.6 | 30.0 | 54.1 |
| Morsy-1963 | 50.8 | 40.2 | 58.5 | 47.9 | 35.6 | 43.5 | 55.0 | 39.0 | 56.4 | 40.0 | 33.5 | 52.8 |
| Morsy-1964 | 41.2 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 37.3 | 45.9 | 48.5 | 60.0 | 36.1 | 43.0 | 60.0 |
| Morsy-1965 | 25.0 | 20.1 | 61.5 | 23.4 | 15.0 | 20.1 | 59.4 | 19.0 | 54.1 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 51.9 |
| Morsy-1966 | 42.7 | 40.0 | 56.0 | 41.0 | 36.2 | 37.0 | 55.0 | 37.1 | 652.5 | 35.3 | 35.8 | 50.0 |
| Morsy-1967 | 50.3 | 40.6 | 57.4 | 48.5 | 34.9 | 45.7 | 54.0 | 40.0 | 54.0 | 40.8 | 30.3 | 51.7 |
| Morsy-1968 | 58.0 | 41.8 | 30.0 | 56.0 | 37.0 | 51.0 | 37.1 | 38.5 | 33.2 | 47.4 | 36.0 | 32.5 |
| Morsy-1969 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 46.1 | 43.6 | 45.7 | 48.0 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 42.8 | 35.1 |
| Morsy-1970 | 38.5 | 39.4 | 62.8 | 36.2 | 33.5 | 30.3 | 66.5 | 35.8 | 61.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 58.6 |
| Morsy-1971 | 47.4 | 40.0 | 53.4 | 45.0 | 36.4 | 44.0 | 49.9 | 36.9 | 47.5 | 43.2 | 35.4 | 47.0 |
| Morsy-1972 | 30.0 | 45.8 | 28.1 | 33.0 | 37.8 | 25.0 | 87.2 | 41.9 | 84.0 | 22.0 | 35.9 | 20.0 |
| Morsy-1973 | 22.8 | 44.0 | 60.2 | 18.0 | 40.0 | 16.6 | 66.0 | 41.7 | 65.3 | 13.9 | 38.6 | 60.3 |
| Morsy-1974 | 53.5 | 38.2 | 20.0 | 46.7 | 31.9 | 48.5 | 14.9 | 35.2 | 12.7 | 44.0 | 28.7 | 10.9 |
| Morsy-1975 | 49.8 | 53.0 | 65.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 43.9 | 65.3 | 52.0 | 50.4 | 42.0 | 49.4 | 55.8 |
| Morsy-1976 | 38.4 | 42.0 | 58.3 | 33.5 | 36.8 | 30.4 | 54.1 | 39.5 | 51.6 | 26.3 | 35.0 | 47.0 |
| Morsy-1977 | 51.5 | 53.0 | 25.0 | 47.4 | 48.0 | 46.6 | 22.5 | 50.6 | 15.9 | 43.4 | 44.5 | 12.2 |
| Morsy-1978 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 60.4 | 18.9 | 24.2 | 14.8 | 66.0 | 28.0 | 52.1 | 14.0 | 21.2 | 45.5 |
| Morsy-1979 | 54.5 | 20.8 | 49.0 | 54.1 | 15.3 | 47.1 | 47.3 | 17.2 | 44.0 | 42.5 | 15.0 | 38.4 |
| Morsy-1980 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 44.0 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 41.6 | 18.0 | 38.7 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 36.0 |
| Morsy-1981 | 33.9 | 22.7 | 60.5 | 30.0 | 18.4 | 30.0 | 56.0 | 19.9 | 52.0 | 27.5 | 16.6 | 50.3 |
| Morsy-1982 | 54.2 | 40.4 | 34.0 | 50.7 | 34.9 | 46.1 | 31.2 | 37.5 | 30.3 | 45.2 | 34.0 | 30.0 |
| Morsy-1983 | 19.1 | 14.0 | 67.1 | 16.8 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 64.0 | 11.8 | 64.5 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 60.6 |
| Morsy-1984 | 47.6 | 39.1 | 14.0 | 46.4 | 32.8 | 40.5 | 11.1 | 35.4 | 10.3 | 38.1 | 29.5 | 9.5 |
| Morsy-1985 | 50.8 | 40.5 | 50.2 | 50.0 | 32.9 | 64.9 | 48.0 | 37.5 | 44.0 | 45.4 | 29.0 | 41.9 |
| Morsy-1986 | 50.5 | 10.7 | 61.3 | 47.9 | 5.1 | 44.2 | 50.0 | 10.0 | 37.2 | 20.7 | 1.8 | 25.4 |
| Morsy-1987 | 37.0 | 19.0 | 50.0 | 35.5 | 16.5 | 34.0 | 41.9 | 19.0 | 40.5 | 33.0 | 17.2 | 32.6 |
| Morsy-1988 | 53.5 | 30.0 | 56.3 | 51.0 | 23.0 | 49.6 | 52.4 | 26.0 | 42.7 | 45.3 | 21.6 | 39.3 |
| Morsy-1989 | 49.6 | 9.9 | 60.0 | 45.9 | 5.0 | 40.4 | 59.1 | 7.3 | 65.9 | 40.0 | 2.5 | 65.1 |
| Morsy-1990 | 32.4 | 35.0 | 60.6 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 28.0 | 66.7 | 33.5 | 66.3 | 25.8 | 27.4 | 60.0 |
| Morsy-1991 | 36.0 | 20.2 | 60.5 | 32.7 | 12.0 | 31.5 | 57.5 | 17.8 | 53.0 | 29.0 | 10.5 | 50.2 |
| Morsy-1992 | 51.9 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 40.9 | 44.7 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 41.7 | 54.0 | 39.7 | 39.2 |
| Morsy-1993 | 54.5 | 44.5 | 30.0 | 52.7 | 39.5 | 52.0 | 26.2 | 43.1 | 23.1 | 50.1 | 38.0 | 20.0 |
| Morsy-1994 | 13.0 | 40.4 | 57.7 | 11.6 | 40.0 | 8.9 | 52.3 | 40.2 | 50.4 | 7.9 | 39.1 | 50.0 |
| Morsy-1995 | 55.0 | 38.9 | 60.0 | 41.8 | 32.7 | 40.8 | 57.0 | 36.2 | 57.0 | 39.3 | 31.0 | 55.5 |
| Morsy-1996 | 44.6 | 22.0 | 61.3 | 44.0 | 20.0 | 42.1 | 68.4 | 21.3 | 65.6 | 39.5 | 19.3 | 58.1 |
| Morsy-1997 | 60.0 | 50.3 | 30.0 | 55.9 | 44.6 | 50.2 | 30.0 | 47.1 | 41.0 | 47.8 | 42.8 | 35.2 |
| Morsy-1998 | 19.1 | 20.7 | 65.3 | 16.3 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 71.5 | 16.5 | 59.5 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 59.0 |
| Morsy-1999 | 44.9 | 10.0 | 19.4 | 43.0 | 7.8 | 46.9 | 25.8 | 18.0 | 15.2 | 46.5 | 16.5 | 22.9 |
| Morsy-2000 | 47.1 | 40.6 | 50.0 | 47.0 | 35.7 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 37.4 | 42.8 | 45.0 | 33.2 | 41.6 |
| Morsy-2001 | 59.5 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 40.3 | 53.0 | 39.0 | 45.0 | 41.0 | 52.2 | 39.5 | 37.5 |
| Morsy-2002 | 45.0 | 30.3 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 22.0 | 40.8 | 33.0 | 25.5 | 35.6 | 40.0 | 20.9 | 32.8 |
| Morsy-2003 | 50.0 | 22.6 | 50.4 | 47.3 | 18.5 | 45.6 | 47.1 | 20.3 | 39.3 | 43.6 | 18.0 | 38.4 |
| Morsy-2004 | 90.0 | 20.0 | 28.5 | 88.1 | 15.0 | 80.2 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 25.4 | 80.0 | 12.6 | 80.0 |
| Morsy-2005 | 25.4 | 45.3 | 40.6 | 24.0 | 40.1 | 27.9 | 37.9 | 43.0 | 32.0 | 25.9 | 39.4 | 27.1 |
| Morsy-2006 | 60.0 | 48.0 | 35.2 | 58.0 | 44.5 | 55.5 | 33.0 | 46.1 | 32.5 | 50.6 | 43.1 | 30.5 |
| Morsy-2007 | 15.3 | 39.6 | 57.0 | 11.9 | 36.0 | 11.0 | 53.2 | 39.0 | 62.4 | 10.3 | 37.8 | 55.0 |
| Morsy-2008 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 64.2 | 18.0 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 59.0 | 11.5 | 69.2 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 66.7 |
| Morsy-2009 | 35.0 | 50.0 | 23.5 | 32.7 | 35.0 | 29.9 | 25.1 | 37.9 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 32.9 | 24.7 |
| Morsy-2010 | 9.9 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 16.0 | 4.7 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 15.8 |
| Morsy-2011 | 58.0 | 20.0 | 41.3 | 56.0 | 15.2 | 55.4 | 37.4 | 17.3 | 26.4 | 52.6 | 15.0 | 29.0 |
| Morsy-2012 | 39.6 | 40.7 | 64.0 | 37.1 | 35.8 | 33.2 | 60.0 | 37.0 | 60.0 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 60.0 |
| Morsy-2013 | 52.1 | 50.1 | 30.5 | 40.0 | 42.4 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 45.9 | 38.0 | 39.3 | 41.7 | 41.6 |
| Morsy-2014 | 50.5 | 59.4 | 62.8 | 60.65 | 68.19 | 69.19 | 51.81 | 86.2 | 41.6 | 62.92 | 77.64 | 32.0 |
| Morsy-2015 | 50.4 | 20.0 | 50.5 | 50.0 | 17.0 | 48.5 | 42.9 | 18.2 | 46.8 | 75.0 | 15.6 | 40.0 |
| Morsy-2016 | 55.0 | 49.3 | 47.0 | 49.4 | 42.5 | 48.0 | 45.1 | 47.5 | 40.5 | 47.2 | 41.5 | 40.0 |