Skip to main content
. 2019 Feb 12;14(2):e0211713. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211713

Table 2. Contents of elements (C, O, S, Zn, I, Ca, Na and K) in the fresh adsorbent.

Elements Raw CAC (wt.%) ZnAc2–CAC (wt.%) KOH–CAC (wt.%) KI–CAC (wt.%) CuSO4–CAC (wt.%) Na2CO3–CAC (wt.%)
C 80.56 90.18 90.69 84.72 81.34 88.27
O 5.21 3.62 5.52 0.43 7.93 6.95
Cu 0.22 0.08 0 0.52 0.28 0.04
Zn 0.29 4.37 0.39 0.76 0.42 0.02
Na 0.04 0 1.78 0 0 2.91
S 1.13 0.21 0.31 1.02 0.71 0.42
K 6.24 0.47 0.69 3.41 6.81 0.71
Ca 3.19 0.25 0.16 0.44 0.58 0.17