Table 3.
Comparison of GAC and BC with other relevant adsorbents reported in the literature.
| Adsorbents | Maximum Adsorption Capacity (mg/g) |
Removal Efficiency%/ Fluoride Concentration (mg/L) |
References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activated charcoal of Catha edulis | 18 | 80–85/1–10 | [24] |
| Activated carbon of Vitex negundo |
1.02 | 99–50/1–12 | [25] |
| Activated carbon of Lapsi seeds |
- | 50–99/1–25 | [31] |
| Crocus sativus leaves | - | 85/6.5 | [26] |
| Bark of Morinda tinctoria |
26 | - | [32] |
| Modified sludge adsorbent | 1.5 | 81/1–5 | [33] |
| Cattle BC | 11.9 | - | [1] |
| GAC | 6.23 | 100/5 | This work |
| BC | 9.13 | 40/5 | This work |
| GAC + BC | - | 100/5 | This work |