| Before Biosorption | After Biosorption | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element | Mass (%) | Atomic (%) | Element | Mass (%) | Atomic (%) |
| C | 52.31 | 59.62 | C | 58.63 | 66.18 |
| O | 42.95 | 36.75 | O | 35.73 | 30.28 |
| N | 2.97 | 2.90 | N | 3.36 | 3.25 |
| K | 0.85 | 0.30 | P | 0.23 | 0.10 |
| S | 0.42 | 0.18 | Na | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Si | 0.30 | 0.15 | Pb | 1.94 | 0.13 |
| Na | 0.11 | 0.07 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| P | 0.10 | 0.04 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||