Research Article
Biosorption of Lanthanides from Aqueous Solutions Using Pretreated Buccinum tenuissimum Shell Biomass
Table 7
Comparison of adsorption capacity of the biomass for lanthanides with that of different biosorbents for lanthanides including other elements.
| Biosorbent | Element | pH | | Reference |
| Portumus sanguinolentus | La | 5 | 140 | [5] | Platanus orientalis | La | 4 | 28.7 | [6] | Platanus orientalis | Ce | 4 | 32.1 | [6] | Sargassum polycystum | La | 5 | 139 | [8] | Sargassum polycystum | Eu | 5 | 152 | [8] | Sargassum polycystum | Yb | 5 | 155 | [8] | Drepanocladus revolvens | Hg | 5.5 | 94.4 | [15] | Xanthoparmelia conspersa | Hg | 6 | 82.8 | [16] | Ceramium virgatum | Cd | 5 | 39.7 | [17] | Ulva lactuca | Pb | 5 | 34.7 | [18] | Ulva lactuca | Cd | 5 | 29.2 | [18] | Cladophora hutchinsiae | Ce | 5 | 74.9 | [19] | Buccinum tenuissimum | Ln* | 5 | 6.20* | Present study |
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Ln stands for lanthanides (La–Lu), and in this table shows the summation of that of each lanthanide
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