Table 4. Comparison of adsorption capacities of various adsorbents for MG

Adsorbent

q_m  or experimental sorption capacity
(mg g^-1)

Temperature
(°C)

Reference

Bamboo-based activated carbon

263.6

30

Hameed  and El-Khaiary, 2008a

Activated carbon

466-565

32-60

Kumar, 2006

Groundnut shell based activated carbon

222.2

30

Malik et al. 2007

Commercial activated carbon

8.27

30

Mall et al. 2005

Laboratory grade activated carbon

42.18

30

Mall et al. 2005

Arundo donax root carbon

8.69

30

Zhang et al. 2008

Bentonite

178.6

25 ± 2

Bulut et al. 2008

rattan sawdust

62.7

25

Hameed  and El-khaiary, 2008b

Rubber wood sawdust

25.8-36.3

-

Kumar and Sivanesan, 2007

Functionalized sawdust

85.5-196.1

20-40

Gong et al. 2009

Dead tree leaves

77.5-89.4

25-45

Hamdaouia et al. 2008

Hen feather

10.3-10.7

30-50

Mittal, 2006

Lemon peel

3.2-51.7

32

Kumar, 2007

Jute fiber carbon

136.58

30

Porkodi and Kumar, 2007

Firmiana simplex wood fiber

> 142.4

25

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