Research Article
Bioremoval of Different Heavy Metals by the Resistant Fungal Strain Aspergillus niger
Table 2
Removal of different heavy metals by fungal biomass of A. niger: 28°C, 1 g of fungal biomass, 100 rpm, 24 h.
| Heavy metals | pH | Initial concentration (mg/L) | % removal |
| Chromium (VI) | 1.0 | 50 | 100 | Zinc (II) | 5.0 | 100 | 100 | Mercury (II) | 5.5 | 100 | 83.2 | Fluor (I) | 6.0 | 10 | 83.0 | Cobalt (II) | 5.0 | 100 | 71.4 | Arsenic (V) | 6.0 | 1.0 | 69 | Arsenic (III) | 6.0 | 1.0 | 66 | Lead (II) | 4.0 | 100 | 59.0 | Cadmium (II) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 57.0 | Silver (I) | 6.0 | 100 | 48.0 | Copper (I) | 5.0 | 100 | 37.0 |
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30 minutes [ 17]. 165 minutes. Fungal biomass modified with Fe(NO 3) 3·9H 2O. |