Aminopropyl Functionalised MCM-41: Synthesis and Application for Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II)

Table 6

A comparison of Pb(II) and Cd(II) adsorption capacity of aminopropyl-MCM-41 with some other published adsorbents.

Adsorbent	Adsorption capacity (mg·g^−1)		References
	Pb(II)	Cd(II)
Aminopropyl-MCM-41	64.21	14.08	The present work
NH2-MCM-41	57.7	18.2	[18]
Amino-modified silica aerogel	45.45	35.71	[42]
Amino-functionalized magnetite/kaolin clay	86.1	22.1	[43]
Silicalite-I-NH2	43.5	—	[44]
MCM-48-NH2	75.2	—	[44]
MCM-48-SH	31.2	—	[44]
Soil amendment	—	7.47–17.67	[45]
Dithizone-modified bagasse	37.20	—	[46]
Chromium-doped nickel nanometal oxide	1.7914	5.243	[47]