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Published in final edited form as: J Hazard Mater. 2013 Nov 13;264:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.11.007. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.11.007

Table 1.

Equilibrium sorption capacity (q_e) value for Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺ and 2,4,5-trichlorophenol by [CEL + CS], [CEL + B15C5] and [CS + B15C5] composite materials.

Cellulose	Chitosan	B15C5	2,4,5-TCP q_e × 10⁶, mol g⁻¹	Cadmium q_e × 10⁶, mol g⁻¹	Zinc q_e × 10⁶, mol g⁻¹
100			5.40 ± 0.08		46 ± 1
80	20		14.34 ± 0.03	23.0 ± 0.2
71	29		15.09 ± 0.02	98 ± 3
60	40		21.68 ± 0.06	110 ± 10
50	50		24.76 ± 0.07	91 ± 4	178 ± 4
30	70				186 ± 3
20	80			110 ± 6
33	67		27.0 ± 0.2
40		60	5.97 ± 0.03
70	30
	100		32.3 ± 0.2	104 ± 4	Not detectable
90		10		142 ± 4
80		20		179 ± 7	75 ± 2
70		30		115 ± 5
60		40		48 ± 1
50		50		22.8 ± 0.2	233 ± 6
	90	10		345 ± 10
	80	20		394 ± 7
	70	30		423 ± 20	157 ± 5
	60	40		436 ± 10
	50	50		363 ± 10	123 ± 3
	40	60		333 ± 10	190 ± 9
30	20	50	16.1 ± 0.1	250 ± 4
20	50	30	23.75 ± 0.09	245 ± 4
35	35	30		342 ± 8
50	20	30		161 ± 2