Table 5 Comparison of the CZ adsorbent with other adsorbents for removal CV, MG, Cd(II) and Pb(II).

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Adsorbent

Analyte

Adsorbent dosage

Concentration

pH

Time

Removal/adsorption capacity

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Chitosan

CV

1 g

77 mg L−1

7

140 min

72%

55

Chitosan/nanodiopside

CV

0.007 g

20 mg L−1

7.5

25 min

99%

56

Nanozeolite-X

CV

0.26 g

13 mg L−1

8

6 min

97.60%

57

CZ adsorbent

CV

0.19 g

10 mg L−1

6

22 min

99.15%

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ZIF-8a

MG

0.05 g

25 mg L−1

7

90 min

95%

58

CuO-NPs-ACb

MG

0.02 g

30 mg L−1

10

4.5 min

100%

59

Zr-SBA-15c

MG

6.66 mg

5.48 mg L−1

7.15

4.78 min

140.61 mg g−1

60

CZ adsorbent

MG

0.19 g

10 mg L−1

6

22 min

99.69%

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Hematite

Cd(II)

40 g

44.88 μmol L−1

9.2

2 h

98%

61

Polyaniline

Cd(II)

0.75 g

20 mg L−1

6

35 min

430 mg g−1

62

 

Coated on sawdust

Zeolite X

Cd(II)

0.4 g

20 mg L−1

7.5

30 min

99.96%

63

CZ adsorbent

Cd(II)

0.19 g

10 mg L−1

6

22 min

94.46%

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Tobacco stems

Pb(II)

0.8 g

10 mg L−1

5

120 min

94.37%

64

Pomegranate peel

Pb(II)

2.5 g

40 mg L−1

5.6

2 h

98%

65

DgPmPDA@GOd

Pb(II)

120 mg

50 mg L−1

6

120 min

98%

66

CZ adsorbent

Pb(II)

0.19 g

10 mg L−1

6

22 min

95.26%

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  1. aZeolitic imidazole framework-8, bMn-doped CuO-Nanoparticles loaded on activated carbon, cZirconium-containing mesostructured SBA-15 silica, dDextrin-g-poly mphenylenediamine (DgPmPDA) and graphene oxide (GO).