Research Article
Divalent Cu, Cd, and Pb Biosorption in Mixed Solvents
Table 1
Percentage of metal ion uptake from different mixed solvents.
| Solvent | [7] | DN [7] | %Cu | %Cd | %Pb |
| H2O | 78 | 18 | 79 | 63 | 100 | 50% v/v methanol* | 56 | 30 | 17 | 52 | 63 | 50% v/v ethanol* | 51 | 32 | 13 | 54 | 68 | 50% v/v acetone* | 49 | 17 | 40 | 37 | 96 |
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Whenever any of the 50% v/v mixed solvents is mentioned in the following, only the name of the solvent will be used.
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