Research Article

Arsenic Resistance and Biosorption by Isolated Rhizobacteria from the Roots of Ludwigia octovalvis

Table 2

Kinetic constants for arsenic biosorption by rhizobacteria.

RhizobacteriaPseudo-first-order kinetic modelPseudo-second-order kinetic modelPore diffusion modelElovich equation
k1 (h)qe (mg As/g biomass)R2k2 (mg As/g biomass/h)qe (mg As/g biomass)R2kd (mg As/g biomass/h1/2)R2Α (mg As/g biomass)β (mg As/g biomass/h)R2

B. cereus0.0311.350.820.00325.000.483.110.864.820.220.84
B. pumilus0.0213.200.630.087.460.75
B. megaterium0.092.190.721.820.342.620.400.31
A. globiformis0.0612.10.440.0223.260.68
Staphylococcus lentus
Sphingomonas paucimobilis0.0120.140.15
E. asburiae0.0412.680.990.0114.080.552.210.703.500.300.73
Pantoea spp.0.0111.640.230.056.170.70
R. rhizogenes0.356.020.93
R. radiobacter