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. 2019 Sep 16;9(50):29015–29022. doi: 10.1039/c9ra05251h

Maximum adsorption capacity of reported adsorbents for Pb2+ and Cu2+ removal from water.

Adsorption material Adsorbed ions Maximum adsorption capacity (mg g−1) Reference
Polydopamine microspheres Pb2+ 165.8 14
Amino functionalized magnetic graphene composite Pb2+ 28.0 15
Biochar-alginate capsule Pb2+ 263.2 16
Polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid double network gel Pb2+ 195.0 17
Polyaniline/calcium alginate composite Pb2+, Cu2+ 357.0 (Pb2+), 79.0 (Cu2+) 18
Silica modified calcium alginate–xanthan gum hybrid bead composite Pb2+ 18.9 19
Soy protein hollow microsphere material Pb2+ 235.6 20
Activated carbon–calcium alginate composite Pb2+ 15.7 21
Alginate–SBA-15 composite Pb2+ 222.2 22
Magnetic alginate beads Pb2+ 50.0 23
γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles Pb2+, Cu2+ 69.0 (Pb2+), 34.0 (Cu2+) 24
Magnetic chitosan/graphene oxide imprinted Pb2+ Pb2+ 79.0 25
Chitosan coated calcium alginate Pb2+ 106.9 26
Amino functionalized mesoporous silica Pb2+ 57.7 6
Hydroxyapatite/chitosan porous material Pb2+ 264.4 27
Calcite-poly(ethyleneimine) nanostructured rod Pb2+ 240 28
Nano-alumina Pb2+ 100.0 29
Calcium alginate/graphene oxide composite aerogel Pb2+, Cu2+ 368.2 (Pb2+), 98.1 (Cu2+) 4
Mxene/alginate composite Pb2+, Cu2+ 382.7 (Pb2+), 87.6 (Cu2+) This work