Biological Reduction of Perchlorate from Spent Modified Reed Mediated by an Enriched Microbial Culture

Table 4

Optimal perchlorate recovery from MR with EMC, using MAE.

Variable	Blank	MR	EMC	MR + EMC
HNO3 (mL)	0.20	0.20	0.15	0.35
H2O (mL)	2.80	2.80	2.85	2.70
ClO4^− recovery (%)	90.01	89.96	92.16	93.81

Notes. Initial ClO₄⁻ = 30 mg/L for all samples. Blank is deionized water. Abbreviations: EMC, enriched microbial biomass; MAE, microwave-assisted extraction; MR, modified reed.