Table 4 Comparison of maximum Zn2+ ions adsorption capacity of aspergillus terreus SJP02 with other reported live fungal biosorbents.

From: Unveiling the potential of Aspergillus terreus SJP02 for zinc remediation and its driving mechanism

Fungal species used as biosorbent

Qmax (mg g-1)

Parameters

References

Mucor rouxii

7.75

C0: 10 mg L− 1, m: 0.2 g, pH: 5.0, t: 12 h

Yan and Viraraghavan76

Aspergillus niger

23.70

C0: 150 mg L− 1, m: 0.2 g, pH: 6.0, t: 24 h

Liu et al.53

Streptomyces circauscasicus

42.75

C0: 150 mg L− 1, m: 1.5 g, pH: 5.0, t: 24 h

Li et al.26

Aspergillus oryzae

2.96

C0: 150 mg L− 1, m: 0.5 g, pH: 5.0, t: 20 min

Gunjal et al.77

Aspergillus terreus SJP02

10.7 ± 0.2

C0: 100 mg L-1, m: 0.184 g, pH: 5.65, t: 1 h

Present study

  1. Qmax maximum sorption capacity, C0 metal concentration, m mass in dry weight, t time.