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Table 4 Langmuir and Freundlich biosorption constants of Cd (II) by live and dead biomass of Cupriavidus necator GX_5

From: Adsorption of Cd (II) by a novel living and non-living Cupriavidus necator GX_5: optimization, equilibrium and kinetic studies

Strain type

Langmuir isotherm

Freundlich isotherm

K L

qmax(mg/g)

R L

R 2

n

K F

R 2

Live

0.0292

18.59

0.1462

0.9055

2.7122

2.1647

0.9680

Dead

0.0441

18.08

0.1017

0.9339

3.5932

3.5197

0.9580