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Table 3.7. Biosorption data of Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ ,and Ni 2+ by both immobilized with Na-silicate<br />

and free algae (10.0 mL solution of 250.0 mg/L metal ion concentration,<br />

soltion pH of 6.0, sorption time as 60 min)<br />

Sorption (%)<br />

Biosorbents Pb Cd Ni<br />

Na-silicate 100.0 ± 0.0 33.0 ± 2.0 41.0 ± 2.0<br />

Oocystis sp. 67.6 ± 3.4 29.2 ± 1.7 21.7 ± 3.5<br />

Na-silicate+Oocystis sp. 97.0 ± 3.0 47.0 ± 0.0 43.0 ± 3.0<br />

Scenedesmus protuberans 72.3 ± 1.4 31.3 ± 2.8 15.3 ± 2.8<br />

Na-silicate+Scenedesmus protuberans 98.0 ± 1.0 45.0 ± 1.0 41.0 ± 2.0<br />

3.6.2. Immobilization of Oocystis sp. and Scenedesmus protuberans into<br />

Agarose<br />

In Table 3.8., the results correspond to the sorption of Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ , and Ni 2+ by<br />

both agarose immobilized and free algae. The immobilized Oocystis sp. into agarose<br />

appears to not change the sorption ability of Oocystis sp. towards Pb 2+ and Ni 2+ ions so<br />

much. However, in the case of Cd 2+ , the sorption by Oocystis sp seems to be affected,<br />

and the immobilization has a rising effect on the sorption of Cd 2+ by Oocystis sp.. It has<br />

been indicated that agarose immobilized Scenedesmus protuberans shows no change in<br />

the sorption of Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ ions. It can be seen that, from Table 3.8, Ni 2+ sorption was<br />

not altered so much by the agarose immobilization of Scenedesmus protuberans.<br />

Table 3.8. Biosorption data of Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ ,and Ni 2+ by both immobilized with agarose<br />

and free algae (10.0 mL solution of 250.0 mg/L metal ion concentration,<br />

solution pH of 6.0, sorption time as 60 min)<br />

Sorption (%)<br />

Biosorbents Pb Cd Ni<br />

Agarose 57.0 ± 3.0 26.0 ± 1.0 27.0 ± 0.0<br />

Oocystis sp. 67.6 ± 3.4 29.2 ± 1.7 21.7 ± 3.5<br />

Agarose + Oocystis sp. 62.0 ± 5.0 46.0 ± 2.0 27.0 ± 2.0<br />

Scenedesmus protuberans 72.3 ± 1.4 31.3 ± 2.8 15.3 ± 2.8<br />

Agarose + Scenedesmus protuberans 72.0 ± 4.0 28.0 ± 3.0 28.0 ± 1.0<br />

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