Table 3 Phosphate adsorption capacities of various adsorbents.
From: Adsorption of phosphate in water using one-step synthesized zirconium-loaded reduced graphene oxide
Adsorbent | pH | Adsorption capacity (mg/g) |
|---|---|---|
Fe-Mn binary oxide41 | 5.60 | 33.20 |
Fe-Zr binary oxide14 | 5.50 | 102.30 |
ZrMZ2 | 7.00 | 10.20 |
Mesoporous ZrO213 | 6.80 | 29.71 |
Zr-SBA-1515 | 6.00 | 13.77 |
Innovative modified bentonites9 | 7.00 | 11.15 |
am-ZrO2 nanoparticles6 | 6.20 | 99.01 |
Amorphous Zr(OH)212 | no data | 17.00 |
Zr-Mg-Al42 | 8.70 | 30.00 |
Ferric sludge47 | 5.50 | 25.50 |
GO-Zr7 | 6.00 | 16.45 |
Lanthanum-doped activated carbon fiber48 | no data | 22.86 |
Iron-doped activated carbon43 | 3.78 | 14.12 |
RGO-Zr (Present study) | 5.00 | 27.71 |
