Table 10 Comparison of maximum adsorption capacity of AR18 between various adsorbents.

From: Acid red 18 removal from aqueous solution by nanocrystalline granular ferric hydroxide (GFH); optimization by response surface methodology & genetic-algorithm

 

Adsorbent

pH

Isotherm

Kinetic

qm (mg/g)

Refs.

1

Activated carbon walnut

5

Langmuir

PSO

30.3

38

2

Activated carbon poplar woods

5

Langmuir

PFO

3.91

38

3

Activated carbon curry tree

Langmuir

PFO

53.19

44

4

Magnetite nanoparticles

3

Freundlich

PSO

16.25

45

5

Sargassum Glaucescens biomass

6

Freundlich

15

46

6

Activated carbon

5

Freundlich

PFO

2

47

7

SMCZ

7

Langmuir

PSO

11

48

8

Activated carbons peach H4P2O7

3

Langmuir

PSO

34.24

49

9

mCS/CNT

3

Redlich-Peterson

PSO

771.1

50

10

Acidic treated pumice

3.5

Langmuir

Intra-particle

29.7

51

11

rGO/APT

2

Langmuir

PSO

26.59

40

12

Activated charcoal almond shell

2

Freundlich

PFO

10.75

2

13

MWCNTs

3

Langmuir

PSO

166.6

52

14

Granular ferric hydroxide (GFH)

5

Freundlich

PSO

29.13

This study

  1. Significant values are in [bold/italics].