Table 3 Adsorption capacities of different low cost adsorbents for dye removal from aqueous solution
From: Removal of Basic Violet 14 from aqueous solution using sulphuric acid activated materials
Adsorbent | Dyes | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Neem sawdust | Basic Violet 10 | 2.35 | Khattri and Singh (2000) |
Sugarcane dust | Basic Violet 10 | 13.90 | Ho et al. (2005) |
Coir pith | Basic Violet 10 | 2.56 | Namasivayam et al. (2001) |
Activated sludge biomass | Basic Violet 3 | 113.6 | Chu and Chen (2002) |
Sugarcane dust | Basic Violet 3 | 3.79 | Khattri and Singh (1999) |
Deoiled Soya | Basic Violet 14 | 12.03 | Gupta et al. (2008) |
Bottom ash | Basic Violet 14 | 6.39 | Gupta et al. (2008) |
Curcuma angustifolia Scales | Basic Violet 14 | 208.33 | Maiyalagan et al. (2014) |
Calophyllum inophyllum Shells | Basic Violet 14 | 1416.43 | This work |
Theobroma cacao Shells | Basic Violet 14 | 980.39 | This work |