Adsorption Performance of La(III) and Y(III) on Orange Peel: Impact of Experimental Variables, Isotherms, and Kinetics

Table 3

Comparison of orange peel adsorption capacity with other natural adsorbents for removal of La(III) and Y(III).

Adsorbents	Metals	Particle size (μm)	Concentration (mg/L)	Dose (g/L)	qm (mg/g)	References
Orange peel	La(III)	125-150	32	2	37.61	Present study
	Y(III)	125-150	32	3	31.10
Durian rind	La(III)	<500	60-160	2.5	71	[33]
	Y(III)	<500	60-160	2.5	35
Durian rind pectin	La(III)	<500	160	2.5	41.2	[46]
Pinus brutia leaf	La(III)	125	25-300	4	22.94	[38]
Platanus orientalis leaf	La(III)	125	25-300	4	28.65	[47]
Pleurotus ostreatus	Y(III)	125-250	50-350	10	45.45	[48]
Pleurotus ostreatus	La(III)	125-250	50-350	10	54.54	[49]
Orange peel	La(III)	425-600	250	2.5	125	[50]
Banana (peel, stem)	Y(III)	250-800	100-300	1	<35,50	[39]
Banana peel	La(III)	65	20-200	1	47.8	[51]
Grapefruit peel	La(III)	<355	20	2.5	171.20	[52]
Bone powder	La(III)	—	5-500	20	8.7	[40]
Pectin-chitosan composites	La(III)	—	10-180	1	22	[43]
	Y(III)	—	10-180	1	23
Buccinum tenuissimum shell	Lanthanides	>600	0.01-0.5	2	6.2	[53]