Iron Oxide Impregnated Morus alba L. Fruit Peel for Biosorption of Co(II): Biosorption Properties and Mechanism

Table 1

Physical characteristics of MAFP and IO-MAFP biosorbent.

Physical characteristics	Values
	MAFP	IO-MAFP
Bulk density	0.35~0.42 g mL^−1	0.40~0.55 g mL^−1
Moisture content	1.23%	1.30%
Ash content	12.53%	11.42%
Surface area	16.29 m^2 g^−1	335.25 m^2 g^−1
Pore volume	0.093 cm^3 g^−1	12.27 cm^3 g^−1
Pore mean diameter	15.27×10^−8 cm	55.5×10^−8 cm