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. 2016 Apr 29;47(3):571–586. doi: 10.1016/j.bjm.2016.04.029

Table 7b.

Effect of different initial concentrations of metal ions on its removal by the dead biomass of Nocardia sp. MORSY2014 at different contact times.

Time (min) Metal concentration (mg L−1)
50
100
200
300
400
500
Removal (%)
Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+ Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+ Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+ Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+ Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+ Ni2+ Cr6+ Zn2+
10 43.51 74.3 49.6 66.7 100 51.9 75.8 100 63.75 83.6 100 71.4 80.7 85.0 55.3 71.0 81.3 52.0
30 60.47 89.5 68.3 74.4 100 55.0 83.1 100 76.3 93.5 100 74.0 87.3 92.8 70.1 79.5 88.5 66.8
60 76.8 100 83.5 88.2 100 70.3 92.4 100 91.27 96.5 100 100 90.2 99.0 84.0 83.0 97.4 80.5
120 82.1 100 100 93.1 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 94.1 100 97.3 89.2 100 94.3
180 95.5 100 100 98.9 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96.8 100 100 92.6 100 100
240 99.3 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97.9 100 100 94.9 100 100
300 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
360 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
420 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1440 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100