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. 2020 Jul 7;25(13):3092. doi: 10.3390/molecules25133092

Table 3.

Comparison of the phosphorus adsorption capacities of different adsorbents.

Adsorbent Initial Concentration
(mg·L−1)
Surface Area
(m2∙g−1)
Experimental Condition qm
(mg·g−1)
Reference
Alumina 5–200 –– pH < 5.0, 25 °C 20.88 [7]
Ca-Alumina 5–50 348.8 pH = 6.0, 25 °C 8.74 [8]
Aluminum hydroxide gel 41–368 107.2 pH = 3.0–9.0, 25 °C 11.5 [9]
Lanthanum Carbonate 10–200 19.7 pH = 5.0, room temperature 312.5 [10]
Mg-loaded Biochar 20–350 100.0 pH = 8.9, 25 °C 31.2 [11]
Lanthanum/Aluminum
Hydroxide Composite
80 99.3 pH = 4.0, 25 °C 76.3 [12]
Alumina GA-1-500 100–800 665.0 pH = 5.0, 25 °C 588.2 This study