Table 4 Comparison of MB and RhB adsorption on g-C3N4 nanosheets with reported adsorbents.

From: Rapid synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solutions

SN

Adsorbent

Dye

Model studied

Best fitted model

Surface area (m2/g)

Adsorption capacity (mg. g−1)

References

Kinetics

Isotherm

Kinetics

Isotherm

1

MgTiO3@ g-C3N4

RhB

PFO, PSO, ID, E

L, F, T

PSO

L

107

232.02

41

2

g-C3N4@ZnO

BF

PFO, PSO, E

L, F, D-R, T, F-H-H

PFO

F

8.30

2.697 × 105

48

3

Cs-Co3O4@g-C3N4

MG

PFO, PSO, ID

L, F, T

PSO

L

28.68

1472

49

4

V2O5- g-C3N4

CV

PFO, PSO, ID

L, F

PSO

L

61.04

664.65

50

5

Mn@ZIF–8

MO

PFO, PSO

L, F, D-R, T

PSO

L

1257

406.50

51

6

Ni/Co MOF

MO

L, F, D-R,

L

1156

151.74

52

7

g-C3N4

MB

PFO, PSO, ID, LF

L, F,

D-R, T

PSO

F, D-R

101.2

2.251 × 107

This work

RhB

9.226 × 107

  1. BF Basic Fuchsin, CV Crystal Violet, MG Methyl Green, MO Methyl Orange, PFO Pseudo−first−order, PSO Pseudo−second−order, ID Intraprticle diffusion, LF Liquid film, E Elovich, L Langmuir, F Freundlich, D−R Dubinin–Radushkevich, T Temkin Isotherm.