Research Article
Potential Biosorbent Derived from Calligonum polygonoides for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution
Table 3
(a) Comparison of contact time for dye adsorption. (b) Comparison of adsorption capacity of C. polygonoides with other reported adsorbents.
(a) |
| Adsorbent | Shaking time/min | References |
| C. polygonoides | 60 min | This work | Tea waste | 720 | [31] | Jackfruit leaf | 300 | [32] | Pomelo skin | 315 | [33] | Jackfruit peel | 180 | [34] | Coconut bunch waste | 300 | [35] |
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(b) |
| Adsorbent | Adsorption capacity | References | (mg/g) |
| C. polygonoides | 24.72 | This work | NaOH treated raw kaolin | 16.34 | [36] | NaOH treated pure kaolin | 20.49 | [36] | Beech sawdust pretreated with CaCl2 | 13.02 | [37] | Calotropisprocera leaf | 4.17 | [38] | Orange peel | 14.3 | [39] | Jute fiber carbon | 27.99 | [40] | Sawdust | 37.83 | [41] |
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