Table 2 Effect of the dye concentration on the adsorption capacity of the developed AECMC adsorbents.

From: Novel amino-ethyl carboxymethyl cellulose crosslinked ampholyte hydrogel development for Methyl orange removal from waste water

Adsorption capacity (mg/g)

Dye concentration (ppm)

10

20

30

50

70

100

AECMC-1

0.476 ± 0.024

0.526 ± 0.0263

0.798 ± 0.040

1.07 ± 0.054

1.1 ± 0.055

1.04 ± 0.052

AECMC-2

0.704 ± 0.035

0.804 ± 0.040

1.1 ± 0.055

1.36 ± 0.068

1.47 ± 0.074

1.42 ± 0.071

AECMC-3

0.896 ± 0.045

0.95 ± 0.048

1.31 ± 0.066

1.67 ± 0.084

1.722 ± 0.086

1.74 ± 0.087

AECMC-4

1 ± 0.05

1.14 ± 0.057

1.46 ± 0.073

1.71 ± 0.086

1.82 ± 0.091

1.86 ± 0.093