Table 2.
Comparison of adsorption capacities (qm, mg/g) of various adsorbents for MB and MV.
| Adsorbents | MB | MV | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Tannic acid-graphene hydrogel | 195 | – | Luo et al., 2016 |
| Porous Carbon Monoliths | 127 | – | He et al., 2013 |
| Bimodal meso/macro-porous silica microspheres | 84 | – | Ataei-Germi and Nematollahzadeh, 2016 |
| Magnesium Silicate/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite | 433 | – | Gui et al., 2014 |
| Sewage Sludge Based Granular Activated Carbon | 132 | – | Liu et al., 2013 |
| Clinoptilolite | – | 71 | Hernández-Montoya et al., 2013 |
| Erionite | – | 84 | Hernández-Montoya et al., 2013 |
| Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid-cross-linked-β-Cyclodextrin | 84 | 114 | Zhao et al., 2015 |
| Magnetic GO/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite gels | 271 | 221 | Cheng et al., 2015 |
| Hydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted Xanthan Gum and incorporated nanosilica | 498 | 379 | El-Sayed, 2011 |
| Superporous monolith | 1,625 | 1,585 | This work |