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. 2020 Jan 17;6(1):e02872. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02872

Table 6.

Comparison of adsorption capacities of different dyes onto various adsorbents.

Adsorbents Dye qmax (mg/g) Refs
NaOH-modified durian leaf Methylene Blue 125 [50]
NaOH-modified dead leaves of plane trees Methylene Blue 145.62 [51]
Surfactant (C19H42BrN)-modified Prunus Dulcis leaves Acid blue 113 97.09 [49]
NaOH-modified Ficusracemosa with Acid blue 25 83.33 [47]
Citric acid-modified ricinuscommunis leaves Methylene Blue 81.29 [116]
H3PO4-modified berry leaves with Eriochrome Black T 133.33 [55]
Surfactant (HDTMA-Br)-modified pineappleleaf Methylene blue 52.6 [117]
Surfactant (HDTMA-Br)-modified pineappleleaf Methyl orange 47.6 [117]
HCl-modified Calotropis procera leaf Methylene Blue 192.31 [118]
Sulfonic acid-modified tea leaf RhodamineB 757.6 [119]
Bagasse pith Rhodamine B 263.85 [120]
Aleurites moluccana seeds Rhodamine B 117 [121]
Rice husk-based Rhodamine B 478.5 [122]
KOH-treated Irvingia gabonensis Rhodamine B 232 [58]
Moringa oleifera seed pod Rhodamine B 1250 [53]
H3PO4-modified Gmelina aborea Rhodamine B 1000 This study