| CTS | Unmodified chitosan |
| Ce-CTS | Chitosan composite supported with Ce(IV) |
| Ce-CTS-B | Chitosan composite supported with Ce(IV) after boron adsorption |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer |
| SEM-EDS | Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectrometer |
| XRD | X-ray diffractometer |
| ICP-OES | Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer |
| L model | Langmuir model |
| F model | Freundlich model |
| T model | Temkin model |