Research Article

Adsorption of Chromium(VI) from Aqueous Solutions by Coffee Polyphenol-Formaldehyde/Acetaldehyde Resins

Table 6

Comparison of adsorption of Cr(VI) with naturally occurring adsorbents.

Sr. no.Biosorbent
Cr(VI) (mg/g)Reference no.

1Rice husk carbon45.6[31]
2Iron(III) hydroxide0.47[32]
3Waste tea1.63[33]
4Irish sphagnum moss peat119[34]
5Saw dust10.1, 16.05, 4.44[35ā€“37]
6Blast furnace slag7.5[38]
7Activated red mud1.6[39]
8Waste tyre58.48[40]
9Olive cake33.44[41]
10Distillery sludge5.7[42]
11Coffee husk44.95[43]
12CFA and CAA resins175.44, 143.32This study