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Table 2 Equilibrium capacity and percentage of Fe and Mn removal in a fixed bed column using different combinations of adsorbents

From: Removal of iron and manganese from groundwater sources using nano-biosorbents

No.

Adsorbent

Absorbed

t1 (min)

t2 (min)

qeq (mg/g)

%R

1

RSC (0.1 g)

Fe

2

720

225.92

88.59

Mn

2

660

215.03

86.01

2

TLC (0.1 g)

Fe

1

540

130.03

72.24

Mn

1

420

110.38

52.56

3

RSC (0.05 g) + NS (0.05 g)

Fe

20

800

245.29

95.14

Mn

10

750

236.30

94.52

4

TLC (0.05 g) + NS (0.05 g)

Fe

1

600

156.41

75.19

Mn

1

540

141.23

67.25

5

RSC (0.04 g) + TLC (0.04 g) + NS (0.02 g)

Fe

1

660

191.03

81.64

Mn

2

600

195.19

78.08

6

RSC (0.025 g) + TLC (0.025 g) + NS (0.05 g)

Fe

10

750

237.37

91.74

Mn

5

720

226.68

90.67

7

RSC (0.015 g) + TLC (0.015 g) + NS (0.07 g)

Fe

40

900

256.56

98.05

Mn

20

900

244.79

97.92