Table 4. Comparison of maximum sorption capacities of various adsorbents for Cr (VI).
Adsorbents | Temp. (K) | qm (mg/g) | Reference |
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Sawdust | 303 | 41.5 | [45] |
Wheat bran | 303 | 40.8 | [46] |
Rice bran | 303 | 58.9 | [46] |
Alligator weed | 303 | 82.57 | [47] |
Parthenium weed | 293 | 24.5 | [48] |
Silica-based adsorbent | 298 | 68 | [30] |
Coconut shell carbon | 298 | 20 | [49] |
E. adenophorum and buckwheat | 303 | 55.19 | [17] |
Rice husk | 298 | 10.4 | [50] |
Carbonized pineapple leaves | 293 | 18.77 | [51] |
Cactus | 303 | 7.082 | [52] |
Wheat straw and E. adenophorum | 308 | 88.57 | Present Research |