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Adsorption of Phenol from Aqueous Solution Using Lantana camara, Forest Waste: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies

Table 3

The removal capacity, average particle size, pore volume, and the specific surface area for various carbons.
   Chemically treated carbons
 UntreatedH3PO4KNO3H2SO4 ZnCl2 HCl KOH
Particle size, µm23.8617.9816.1919.7114.22 11.59 11.68
Specific surface area, m2/g115.15109.90210.59170.71206.65 349.56328.72
Pore volume, m3/g0.11130.13050.17890.17160.1392 0.27800.2761
% Phenol removal 68.9 72.6 82.3 84.1 76.2 94.4 95.2