Table 1 Percent removal of metal ions present in sewer using the three adsorbents.
Metal Ions | Initial conc. (ppm) | % Removal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cell-AA | Cell-β-AN | Cell-β-GL | ||
Al(III) | 12.936 | 84.539 | 95.371 | 82.195 |
Ba(II) | 34.307 | 94.753 | 95.737 | 92.316 |
B(III) | 97.531 | 98.052 | 97.575 | 97.947 |
Cr(IV) | 27.844 | 89.585 | 85.270 | 84.789 |
Cu(II) | 3.773 | 52.293 | 90.125 | 45.593 |
Fe(III) | 205.49 | 98.686 | 99.745 | 98.201 |
Pb(II) | 7.473 | 87.957 | 61.165 | 89.476 |
Mn(II) | 19.822 | 87.388 | 90.582 | 84.893 |
Ni(II) | 4.139 | 85.504 | 59.839 | 72.363 |
V(III) | 1.973 | 8.768 | 59.253 | 64.587 |
Zn(II) | 13.07 | 68.631 | 95.371 | 82.195 |