Extraction of Phosphate from Polluted Waters Using Calcium Alginate Beads Doped with Active Carbon Derived from A. aspera Plant as Adsorbent

Table 1

Composition of elements in the adsorbent (CABAA).

EDX of CABAA (before)			EDX of CABAA (after)
Element	Weight%	Atomic%	Element	Weight%	Atomic%
C K	46.65	56.51	C K	42.02	52.25
O K	43.27	39.35	O K	46.55	43.45
Na K	1.31	0.83	P K	0.33	0.16
Cl K	2.81	1.15	Cl K	0.06	0.03
Ca K	5.96	2.17	Ca K	11.03	4.11
Total	100.00		Total	100.00