Research Article
Trinary Component Adsorption of Methylene Blue, Methyl Orange, and Methyl Red from Aqueous Solution Using TiO2/Activated Carbon
Table 4
A comparison of maximum adsorption capacity based on Langmuir isotherm model of TiO2/AC with those of other adsorbents reported.
| | Adsorbents | Adsorption capacity for MB (mmol g-1) | Adsorption capacity for MO (mmol g-1) | Adsorption capacity for MR (mmol g-1) | References |
| | Walnut shell-derived activated carbon | 0.251 | | | [37] | | Kaolinite | 0.062 | | | [38] | | Wasted biomass-derived activated carbon | 0.048 | | | [34] | | Pistachio shell-derived activated carbon | 0.430 | | | [39] | | TiO2/rice husk-derived activated carbon | 0.452/0.340 | | | The present work | | Multiwalled carbon nanotubes | | 0.157 | | [40] | | Diaminoethane sporopollenin biopolymer | | 0.014 | | [41] | | Hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbent | | 0.217 | | [42] | | Calcined-layered double hydroxides | | 0.611 | | [43] | | TiO2/rice husk-derived activated carbon | | 0.329/0.321 | | The present work | | Apple fruit shell-derived activated carbon | | | 1.615 | [44] | | Ag@Fe nanoparticles | | | 0.646 | [45] | | MIL-53(Fe) | | | 0.680 | [46] | | TiO2/rice husk-derived activated carbon | | | 0.806/2.04 | The present work |
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adsorption capacity in single system/trinary system. |