Table 3.
Adsorption capacities of BLP/AgNPs composite for Zn (II), Pb (II), and Fe (III) ions compared to other previously studied adsorbents.
| Adsorbents | qm (mg/g) for metal ions as adsorbate |
Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn(II) | Pb(II) | Fe(III) | ||
| BLP/AgNPs composite | 190 | 244 | 228 | This study |
| flax fibres | 8.453 | 10.741 | [50] | |
| Albizia lebbeck pods | 8.26 | 7.17 | [51] | |
| manganese dioxide-modified green biochar | 22.38 | 70.67 | [52] | |
| bael leaves | 125 | [53] | ||
| tannic acid immobilised activated carbon | 1.8 | 2.8 | [54] | |