Table 11.
Performance comparison with other column adsorption studies.
| Adsorbents | Contaminant | Initial concentration (mgL−1) | Bed height (mm) | Flow rate (mLmin−1) | Thomas Adsorption capacity (mgg−1) | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal from Rubber Wood Sawdust | Pb2+ | 30 | 50 | 15 | 66794.92 | (Biswas and Mishra, 2015) |
| Coal Fly ash | Cu2+ | 500 | 210 | 10 | 11.39 | Lekgoba et al., 2020 |
| 280 | 4.26 | |||||
| Silicate tailings | Cd2+ | 100 | 90 | 5 | 14.42 | Ouyang et al. (2019) |
| Pb2+ | 13.03 | |||||
| Cu2+ | 11.65 | |||||
| Clay brick waste (MGBW) | Cu2+ | 200 | 290 | 20 | 8742.93 | This study |
| Fe2+ | -6652.61 | |||||
| Ni2+ | 0.002 |