Research Article

Brilliant Green Dye Biosorption Using Activated Carbon Derived from Guava Tree Wood

Table 4

Comparison between the present study and previous studies for the biosorption of the brilliant green dye from point of view of the operating parameters.

TypeMaterialVariables pH, temperature, COD conc., water typeRemoval (%)Ref.

EDTA-modified magnetic sawdust carbon nanocomposites (EDTA@Fe3O4/SC ncs)pH = 7, room temperature (27°C), dye conc. 10 mg/l, 0.5 g/l, 0.5 h96.7[38]

Cotton shell powder (CSP)At optimum dosage (2 g/L), room temperature, dye conc. 80 mg/l, and pH = 8CSPMC > MLMC > CSP > ML (98.8–86.6% > 98.2–82.0% > 92.3–70.7% > 89.0–57.4%)[39]
Moringa oleifera leaves (ML)
Magnetite-assisted composites of Moringa oleifera leaves (MLMC)
Cotton shell powder (CSPMC)

Hydroxyapatite/chitosan nanocompositepH = 7, room temperature (25oC), dye conc. 5 mg/l, 0.9 g/l, 1 h99.5[40]

Cu 0.5 Mn 0.5 Fe2O4 nanospinelpH = 2–12, room temperature (25oC), dye conc. 100 mg/l, 3.3 g/l, 2 h92[41]

MnO2-loaded activated carbonpH = 7, room temperature (25oC), dye conc. 6 mg/l, 0.44 g/l, 0.06 h99[42]

Kaolin90 min, dye concentrations of 20 mg/L, pH = 7, adsorbent dose = 1 g/l91[2]

Activated carbon materials were prepared from the Brazilian pine-fruit shell (Araucaria angustifolia)Chemically activated carbon (CAC)5 h at 323 K, pH 5.5; adsorbent mass 50.0 mgThe maximum adsorption capacities were 273.9 and 335.8 mg/g for CAC and CPAC, respectively[43]
Chemically and physically activated carbon (CPAC)

NaOH-treated saw dustpH = 2.9, contact time = 3 h and adsorbent dose = 4 g/l. T = 3 h, temperature 303 K96[44]

Red claypH = 7, RC particle size = 58 μm, contact time = 4 h and adsorbent dose = 0.4 g/L and temperature 25°C, dye conc. 20 ppm96[7]

ZnS-NP-AC 142.9pH = 6, adsorbent dose = 0.015 g, time = 35 min, temperature: 27 ± 2°C, BG conc. 5 mg/L98[45]
ZnS-NP-AC-BG 250Zinc sulfide nanoparticles loaded on activated carbon (ZnS-NPs-AC)pH = 5, 20 mg of ZnS-NP-AC, 7 mg L−1 of BG after 4 min sonication95% adsorption capacity 258 mg g−1[46]

ZnO nanoparticlesDye conc. 10–100 mg/L, temp. −27 ± 1 ̊C, adsorbent dose 0.04 g and time 120 min., pH 6.5 ± 0.590[47]

Activated carbon derived from guava tree woodTime (qt) is 20 minutes, pH 7, initial BG dye of 25 mg/l and AC dosage greater than 0.8 g99This study