Table 4 Dye adsorption capacities of the resulting activated carbons as reported in the literature.
Adsorbent | Adsorbate | Qmax (mg g−1) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Methylene blue | Date stones | 381.79 | Ahmed and Theydan40 |
Methylene blue | Oil palm fibers | 382.32 | Foo and Hameed41 |
Methylene blue | Coconut husks | 418.15 | Foo and Hameed42 |
Methylene blue | Durian shells | 410.85 | Foo and Hameed43 |
Methylene blue | Date pits | 244.00 | Ashour81 |
Methylene blue | Date pits | 345.00 | Reddy et al.82 |
Methylene blue | Date stones | 316.11 | Foo and Hameed83 |
Methylene blue | Date palm seeds | 612.10 | Islam et al.84 |
Methylene blue | Date pits | 455.00 | Mahmoudi et al.85 |
Methylene blue | Date palm rachis | 198.80 | Daoud et al.86 |
Methylene blue | Microalgal biomass | 113.00 | Yu et al.87 |
Methylene blue | Coconut shell | 156.25 | Yağmur et al.88 |
Methylene blue | N. diderrichii | 35.09 | Omorogie et al.89 |
Methylene blue | Banana roots | 165.00 | Paluri et al.90 |
Methylene blue | Ackee apple pods | 47.17 | Bello et al.91 |
Methylene blue | Soya wastes | 90.00 | Batool and Valiyaveettil92 |
Methylene blue | Corncob wastes | 636.94 | Zhou et al.93 |
Congo red | Watermelon rind | 17.00 | Masoudian et al.2 |
Congo red | Bael shells | 98.03 | Ahmad and Kumar63 |
Congo red | Grape wastes | 455.00 | Sayğılı and Güzel64 |
Congo red | Microalgal biomass | 164.35 | Yu et al.87 |
Congo red | Speargrass leaves | 313.00 | Bello and Banjo94 |
Congo red | Date pits | 105.00 | Belhachemi and Addoun95 |
Congo red | Peanut shells | 150.00 | Lawal et al.96 |
Congo red | Coffee wastes | 90.90 | Lafi et al.97 |
Congo red | Wood wastes | 8.00 | Stjepanovic et al.98 |
Congo red | Rubber seed shells | 458.43 | Present study |
Methylene blue | Rubber seed shells | 659.35 | Present study |
Congo red | Rubber seeds | 227.27 | Present study |
Methylene blue | Rubber seeds | 769.23 | Present study |
