CEC	Cation exchange capacity
C16TMA	Cetyl trimethylammonium
C16TMAOH	Cetyl trimethylammonium hydroxide
C16TMACl	Cetyl trimethylammonium chloride
C16TMABr	Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide
C16Mag-20	An organo-magadiite with a loaded amount of 20 mM C16TMA cations per 100 g
C16Mag-20	An organo-magadiite with a loaded amount of 40 mM C16TMA cations per 100 g
C16Mag-80	An organo-magadiite with a loaded amount of 80 mM C16TMA cations per 100 g
C16Mag-120	An organo-magadiite with a loaded amount of 120 mM C16TMA cations per 100 g
UV	UV visible
Co(NO3)2·6H2O	Cobalt nitrate hexahydrate
XRD	X-ray diffraction
SEM	Scanning electron microscope
NMR	Nuclear magnetic resonance
CP	Coupled proton
MAS	Magic Angle Spinning
EDX	Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
T.P.V.	Total pore volume
A.P.D.	Average pore diameter
TGA	Thermal gravimetric Analysis
DTG	Derivative thermal gravimetric
DSC	Differential scanning calorimetry
qmax	Maximum adsorption capacity (mg/g)
KL	Langmuir constant (L/mg)
Ci	Initial concentration
RFA	Raw fly carbon ash
PAC	Powdered activated carbon
PPy/SD	Polymerpyrrole/sawdust
EDA-CS	Ethylenediamine modified chitosan
SC	Saccharomyces cerevisiae biosorbent