Research Article
Development of Wood Apple Shell (Feronia acidissima) Powder Biosorbent and Its Application for the Removal of Cd(II) from Aqueous Solution
Table 4
Comparison of maximum adsorption capacities (
) of Cd(II) with various biosorbents.
| Biosorbent | (mg g−1) | pH | Reference |
| Pine bark | 28.0 | 7.5 | [15] | Waste tea leaves | 31.48 | 5.0 | [16] | Hazelnut shells | 5.42 | 6.0 | [17] | Peat | 22.5 | 5.0 | [18] | Coffee husk | 6.9 | 4 | [19] | Heartwood powder of Areca catechu | 10.66 | 6 | [20] | Fennel biomass | 26.59 | 4.3 | [21] | Coconut copra meal | 4.99 | 6.0 | [22] | Papaya wood | 17.22 | 5.0 | [23] | Sugarcane bagasse | 6.97 | 7.0 | [24] | WAS | 32.07 | 5.0 | This study |
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