Removal of malachite green from aqueous solution using pulverized teak leaf litter: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

Table 2 Comparison of the reported maximum monolayer adsorption capacities of selected adsorbents for MG

Adsorbent	q_m (mg/g)	References
Teak leaf litter powder	333.33	This study
Commercial powder activated carbon	222.22	[24]
Dead leaves of plane tree	97.09	[14]
Chitosan beads	93.5	[25]
Bivalve shell-Zea mays L husk leaf	81.5	[18]
Rattan sawdust	62.71	[12]
Degreased coffee bean	55.3	[26]
Pineapple leaf powder	54.64	[27]

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