Research Article

Adsorption of Pb(II) from Water onto ZnO, TiO2, and Al2O3: Process Study, Adsorption Behaviour, and Thermodynamics

Table 3

Comparison of the adsorption capacities of Pb(II) using various adsorbents.

MaterialAdsorption capacity () mg/gReference

PDA@rGO/Fe3O435.2[9]

Metal-organic framework MIL-100(Fe)22.864[1]

Carbon aerogel0.75[43]
Zeolite-CuO NCs45.0
Zeolite-Fe3O4 NCs50.0
Nanocomposite of carbon nanotubes/silica13.0
Carbon derived from waste rubber26.0
ZnO-talc48.30
Manganese oxide-coated CNTs78.74

TIV63.29[44]
Chitosan/magnetite nanocomposite beads63.3
4-Aminoantipyrine immobilized bentonite55.5
Chitosan crosslinked with epichlorohydrin34.1
Pine cone activated carbon27.53
Barley straw23.20

ZnO55.04This research
TiO258.88
Al2O353.64