Table 5.

Mushroom-derived biosorbents and their applications.

Edible Mushrooms Common Name	Scientific Name	Drying Temperature/Time	Applications	References
Oyster	Pleurotus florida	RT/24 h	Showed 100% removal of Fe2+ from the water sample	[79]
White button	Agaricus bisporus	80 °C/24 h	Successfully biosorbed Reactive Blue 49 dye (1.85 × 10−4 mol g−1) from water	[80]
Oyster	Pleurotus ostreatus	40 °C/24 h	Showed greater adsorption against Pb2+(85.91 mg g−1) in water	[81]
Oyster	Pleurotus ostreatus	60 °C/24 h	Biosorbed 3.8 mg g−1 of Cd2+	[82]
Oyster, Black morels	Pleurotus ostreatus, Morchella conica	RT/4 days	Adsorbed methylene blue (82.81 and 38.47 mg g−1) and for malachite green (64.13 and 39.28 mg g−1)	[83]
Velvet shank	Flammulina velutipes	60 °C/24 h	Maximum removal capacity against copper ions was 15.56 mg g−1	[84]
Shiitake	Lentinula edodes	Freeze-dried/24 h	Maximum absorption against Congo red was 217.86 mg g−1	[85]
Oyster	Pleurotus ostreatus	78 °C/48 h	Showed maximum biosorption against uranium ion (19.95 mg g−1)	[86]
Oyster	Pleurotus ostreatus	80 °C/ND	Showed maximum biosorption against Ni2+ (20.71 mg g−1)	[87]
King trumpet	Pleurotus eryngii	60 °C/24 h	Showed maximum biosorption against Pb2+ (3.30 mg g−1)	[88]
Lingzhi	Ganoderma lucidum	60 °C/72 h	Maximum biosorption against malachite green (40.65 mg g−1), safranine T (33.00 mg g−1), and methylene (22.37 mg g−1)	[89]
King trumpet	Pleurotus eryngii	60 °C/24 h	Removed 88.38% of NO3−	[90]

RT—room temperature; ND—not defined.