Table 3. Comparison of Pb(II) biosorption capacities for conventional and biological sorbent materials. |
Sorbent material |
Q0 |
Reference |
Australian natural zeolite |
0.08 |
|
Powder activated carbon |
0.10 |
|
Granulated activated carbon, F- 400 |
0.15 |
|
Rhizopus arrhizus |
0.50 |
|
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
0.33 |
|
Ecklonia radiata |
1.26 |
|
Durvillaeapotatorum |
1.55 |
|
Sargassumfilipendula |
1.35 |
Present work |
|