Table 7 The maximum sorption capacity of Enteromorpha spp. towards Congo red dye, cobalt and others absorbents.

From: Bioprocess development for biosorption of cobalt ions and Congo red from aquatic mixture using Enteromorpha intestinalis biomass as sustainable biosorbent

Alga

Sorbents

Removal

References

Enteromorpha intestinalis

Congo red dye

100%

Current study

Enteromorpha intestinalis

Cobalt

85.22%

Current study

Enteromorpha

Pb

64.2%

Hammud et al.61

Enteromorpha prolifera

Cr(VI)

95.23 mg/g

Wang et al.62

Enteromorpha prolifera

Cd

423 mg/g

Li et al.63

Enteromorpha prolifera

Reactive Red 23, Reactive Blue 171 and Reactive Blue

459.88, 71.94 and 131.93mg/g

Sun et al.64

Enteromorpha prolifera

Methylene Blue

910 mg/g

Li et al.77

Enteromorpha prolifera

Acid Bordeaux B

90.98%

Li et al.65

Enteromorpha sp.

Methylene Blue

94.74%

Jayaraj et al.66