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. 2016 Dec 2;11(12):e0167037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167037

Table 4. Comparison of maximum sorption capacities of various adsorbents for Cr (VI).

Adsorbents Temp. (K) qm (mg/g) Reference
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