Table 3 Removal of some pollutants and 2,4-DCP by free and immobilized B. subtilis AAK cells from wastewater sample. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation across technical replicates (n = 3)

12

21.85±0.05

12.50±0.06

17.90±0.05

18.5±0.05

12.15±0.06

14.10±0.07

8.11±0.06

10.5±0.17

24

40,39±0.04

28.30±0.08

34.40±0.15

34.6±0.12

26.02±0.04

26.30±0.09

20.56±0.10

19.00±0.10

36

60.34±0.04

49.66±0.09

50.50±0.11

55.7±0.08

52.30±0.06

35.66±0.08

30.00±0.12

29.99±0.11

40

75.67±0.32

71.45±0.10

56.50±0.10

70.3±0.10

68.99±0.13

48.45±0.10

40.17±0.04

42.18±0.07

44

80.44±0.16

87.52±0.06

64.69±0.03

75.11±0.12

76.90±0.09

65.11±0.05

52.09±0.20

50.55±0.13

48

52

56

89.07±0.04

90.05±0.06

90.05±0.09

90.11±0.06

90.11±0.04

71.09±0.08

75.88±0.06

75.88±0.10

79.55±0.12

81.05±0.07

81.06±0.09

80.01±0.11

85.12±0.6

90.12±0.05

72.00±0.11

77.66±0.06

82.66±0.07

60.56±0.13

67.90±0.08

68.90±0.21

60.50±0.24

63.34±0.19

64.34±0.10