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Table 10.9 Reported adsorption capacities q max (mg g -1 ) for biomass, including
living and dead materials, yeasts, and alga (selected papers).

Adsorbent Dye q max Reference

Activated sludge biomass Reactive Yellow 2 333.3 [238]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Red 18 285.71 [239]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Blue 9 256.41 [239]

Activated sludge biomass Reactive Blue 2 250 [238]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Blue 47 157.5 [230]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Red 18 133.9 [230]

Activated sludge biomass Reactive Black 5 116 [240]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Red 29 113.2 [230]

Activated sludge biomass Direct Yellow 12 98 [235]

Activated sludge biomass Basic Yellow 24 56.98 [231]

Algae Gelidium Basic Blue 9 171 [241]

Algae Sargassum muticum Basic Blue 9 279.2 [242]

Algal waste Basic Blue 9 104 [241]

Baker's yeast Astrazone Blue 70 [243]

Brown alga S. marginatum Acid Orange 7 35.62 [244]

Chlorella vulgaris Reactive Red 5 555.6 [245]

Dead fungus Aspergillus niger Basic Blue 9 18.54 [227]

Dead fungus Aspergillus niger Direct Red 28 14.72 [224]

Dead fungus Aspergillus niger Acid Blue 29 13.82 [226]

Immobilized Phanerochaete
chrysosporium biomass

Reactive Blue 19 98.8 [246]

Immobilized Aspergillus
fumigatus biomass

Reactive Blue 19 86.7 [247]

Immobilized Aspergillus
fumigatus biomass

Reactive Red 24 78 [247]

Lentinus sajor-caju biomass Reactive Red 120 117.8 [248]

Living biomass Acid Blue 29 6.63 [226]

Living biomass Basic Blue 9 1.17 [227]

Macroalga C. lentillifera Red GTLN 113.64 [249]

Macroalga C. lentillifera Blue FGRL 94.34 [249]

Macroalga C. lentillifera Basic Yellow 28 35.46 [249]

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