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Table 3 Values of adsorption parameters for cadmium

From: Adsorption of aqueous Cd(II) and Pb(II) on activated carbon nanopores prepared by chemical activation of doum palm shell

Samples	Cd²⁺ (mg/l)	C_e (mg/l)	q_e (mg/l)	q_t (mg/g)	% Adsorbed
A	0.66	0.04	0.62	0.0083	93.94
B	0.69	0.02	0.67	0.0089	97.10
C	0.82	0.07	0.75	0.0100	91.46
D	0.98	0.05	0.93	0.0124	94.89
E	1.02	0.10	0.92	0.0123	90.10
F	1.08	0.08	1.00	0.0133	92.59
G	1.26	0.22	1.04	0.0139	82.54
H	1.30	0.01	1.29	0.0172	99.23
I	1.42	0.09	1.33	0.0177	93.66
J	2.06	0.44	1.62	0.0216	78.64

Optimum operating conditions; adsorbate concentration = 40 mg/l, pH = 5.5, temperature = 30 °C and adsorbent dosage = 1.5 g/50 ml

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