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. 2019 Apr 4;11(4):621. doi: 10.3390/polym11040621

Table 2.

The desorption and regeneration properties of hydrogels.

Metal Ions Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5
A (mg/g) R (%) A (mg/g) R (%) A (mg/g) R (%) A (mg/g) R (%) A (mg/g) R (%)
Pb2+ 660 99% 598 90% 596 89% 588 88% 580 87%
Cd2+ 264 94% 250 89% 245 88% 233 83% 224 80%
Zn2+ 135 96% 132 92% 126 88% 120 83% 115 80%

Note: A represents the adsorption capacity (mg/g), and R represents the recovery rate (%).