Abstract
Adsorption characteristics on the biomass of Chlorella sp. HA -1 were investigated in binary system with $Pb^2$, $Cu^2$, $Cd^2$, and $Zn^2$ ions. For the adsorption tests of single metal, Langmuir model was showed good correlation for equilibrium data compared to Freundlich model. Maximum metal uptakes increased as follows: $Pb^2$>$Cd^2$>$Zn^2$>$Cu^2$, whereas the affinity showed different trends: $Cu^2$>>$Cd^2$>$Zn^2$>$Pb^2$. In binary metal system, $Cu^2$ ions inhibited sharply the adsorption of other metal ions except $Pb^2$ ions because of the high biosorption affinity of $Cu^2$ ions. In the case of $Cu^2$ and $Pb^2$ system, there was no significant inhibition on metal uptakes. The results of metal adsorption in the binary system could be explained well on the basis of Langmuir parameters evaluated.
