Table 1.
Physicochemical characteristics of the adsorbents used in this study.
| Polymer | Core | Ligand | Particle size [μm] |
Pore size [nm] |
Surface area [m2/g] |
Total V pores [mL/g] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVP-PSDVB | PS-DVB coated with polyvinylpyrrolidone | None | 450 | 0.8–5 | 850 | 1.4 |
| PSDVB-16 | Polystyrene-divinylbenzene | None | 120 | 15 | 900 | 2.1 |
| PSDVB-30 | Polystyrene-divinylbenzene | None | 50–100 | 30 | 700 | 1.5 |
| Cellufine | Cross-linked cellulose | None | 40–130 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Cellufine sulfate | Cross-linked cellulose | Sulfate ester | 40–120 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| DALI | Polymethacrylamide | Polyacrylate | 150–230 | ~180 | 50 | 1.4 |
| ReliSorb | Polymethacrylamide | Polyacrylate | 150–230 | ~200 | 28 | 1.7 |
n.d.: not determined; PSDVB: polystyrene-divinylbenzene.