Table 5.
Removal adsorption efficiencies of the materials for different pollutants against initial concentrations, C0, used in the equilibrium tests.
| Removal Efficiency (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| C0 = 50 mg/L | C0 = 100 mg/L | C0 = 200 mg/L | |
| M_Phenol | 17.9 ± 1.8 | 20.3 ± 0.9 | 8.4 ± 1.7 |
| MA_Phenol | 28.4 ± 0.4 | 24.3 ± 0.8 | 19.1 ± 1.8 |
| M_Benzene | 61.6 ± 0.3 | 64.1 ± 1.8 | 51.0 ± 1.3 |
| MA_Benzene | 32.5 ± 0.4 | 30.9 ± 0.2 | 15.4 ± 1.2 |
| Mt_Cu | (a) | (a) | (a) |
| MtA_Cu | 94.1 ± 0.4 | 86.0 ± 0.5 | 70.2 ± 3.0 |
| Mt_Pb | 34.0 ± 2.0 | 21.3 ± 2.1 | 24.0 ± 0.4 |
| MtA_Pb | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 100.0 ± 0.0 | 88.2 ± 0.5 |
| C0 = 25 mg/L | C0 = 50 mg/L | C0 = 100 mg/L | |
| A_T_Rubi | 14.2 ± 2.1 | 14.3 ±1.7 | 10.9 ± 1.3 |
| A_TA_Rubi | 99.4 ± 0.1 | 97.6 ± 0.2 | 88.14 ± 0.2 |
| A_T_Blue | 62.8 ± 0.8 | 41.0 ± 0.1 | 24.5 ± 0.9 |
| A_TA_Blue | (a) | (a) | (a) |
(a) The removal efficiency is negligible.