Table 7 The comparison of biosorption capacity for lead with various biosorbents.
Biosorbent | Max sorption capacity (mg/g) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Fish scales (Rutilus kutum) | 24.26 | Present study |
Fish scales (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 14.39 | Present study |
Bivalve mollusk shell (Cerastoderma glaucum( | 1.29 | Present study |
Fish scales (Labeo rohita) | 196.80 | Nadeem et al.106 |
Fish scales (Genyonemus lineatus) | 0.86 | Onwordi et al.107 |
Fish scales (Cyprinus carpio) | 62.5 | Bajić et al.6 |
Fish fins (Catla catla) | 3.00 | Gupta et al.108 |
Bivalve mollusk shell (Anodontoides ferussacianus) | 155.04 | Shahzad et al.5 |
Cockle shell | 24.66 | Ayodele and Adekola39 |
Freshwater snail shell (Melanoides tuberculate) | 0.59 | Castañeda et al.109 |
Chitin of shrimp (Solenocera melantho) | 7.00 | Forutan et al.110 |
Marine brown algae (Cystoseira stricta) | 64.5 | Iddou et al.111 |
Green seaweed (Ulva lactuca) | 2.25 | Sari and Tuzen112 |
Brown seaweed (Cystoseira baccata) | 124.00 | Lodeiro et al.113 |
Brown seaweed (Laminaria japonica) | 248.00 | Luo et al.114 |
Aquatic plant (Hydrilla verticillata) | 2.14 | Dileepa Chathuranga et al.11 |
Aquatic plant (Myriophyllum spicatum) | 55.12 | Yan et al.115 |
