360
Table 14.7 Removal of heavy metal ion by carbonaceous adsorbents
Activated carbons
Metal
ion
Results
References
Coconut char-based activated carbon
Pb
+2
100%
Gajghate et al. (1991)
Activated carbon from coir pith
Hg
+2
100%
Kadirvelu et al. (2001)
Activated carbon of peanut shells
Cu
+2
Up to
75%
Wilson et al. (2006)
Activated sulfurized carbon (bagasse
pith)
Cd
+2
98.8%
Krishnan and Anirudhan
(2003)
Carbonized corn pith
Cu
+2
90%
Basci et al. (2003)
Carbon nanotubes
Cd
+2
25.7 mg/g Vukovi et al. (2010)
Carbon nanotube immobilized
Cu
+2
67.9 mg/g Li et al. (2010)
Carbon nanotube
Pb
+2
102.04
Kabbashi et al. (2009)
Table 14.8 Removal of metal ions by bacterial biomass
Bacteria species
Metal
ions
Adsorption capacity
(mg/g)
References
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pb
79.5
Chang et al. (1997)
Pseudomonas putida
Pb
270.4
Uslu and Tanyol (2006)
Bacillus sp.
Pb
92.3
Tunali et al. (2006)
Pseudomonas putida
Pb
56.2
Pardo et al. (2003)
Corynebacterium
glutamicum
Pb
567.7
Choi and Yun (2004)
Streptomyces rimosus 30
Zn
Mameri et al. (1999)
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Zn
82.6
Celaya et al. (2000)
Pseudomonas putida
Zn
17.7
Chen et al. (2005)
Pseudomonas putida
Zn
6.9
Pardo et al. (2003)
Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
Zn
172.4
Liu et al. (2004)
Pseudomonas putida
Cu
96.9
Uslu and Tanyol (2006)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cu
23.1
Chang et al. (1997)
Sphaerotilus natans
Cu
60
Beolchini et al. (2006)
Bacillus subtilis
Cu
20.8
Nakajima et al. (2001)
Pseudomonas putida
Cu
6.6
Pardo et al. (2003)
Pseudomonas putida
Cd
8.0
Pardo et al. (2003)
Aeromonas caviae
Cr(IV)
284.4
Loukidou et al. (2004)
Bacillus coagulans
Cr(IV)
39.9
Srinath et al. (2002)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cd
42.4
Chang et al. (1997)
Streptomyces pimprina
Cd
30.4
Puranik and Paknikar
(1997)
Pseudomonas sp.
Cr(IV)
95.0
Ziagova et al. (2007)
Bacillus megaterium
Cr(IV)
30.7
Srinath et al. (2002)
Bacillus thuringiensis
Ni
45.9
Ozturk (2007)
Streptomyces rimosus
Fe(III)
122.0
Selatnia et al. (2004)
S. Biswas and S. Nag