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Table 10.5 Reported adsorption capacities q max (mg g -1 ) for waste materials from
agriculture (selected papers).

Adsorbent Dye q max Reference

Banana peel Basic Blue 9 20.8 [124]

Banana peel Basic Violet 10 20.6 [124]

Banana peel Methyl orange 21 [124]

Banana pith Direct Red 5.92 [126]

Bark Basic Red 2 1119 [27]

Bark Basic Blue 9 914 [27]

Broad bean peels Basic Blue 9 192.7 [126]

Coconut bunch waste Basic Blue 9 70.92 [127]

Coir pith Acid Yellow 99 442.13 [128]

Coir pith Basic Blue 9 120.43 [129]

Coir pith Basic Violet 10 94.73 [129]

Coir pith Basic Violet 10 14.9 [130]

Coir pith Direct Red 31 76.3 [130]

Coir pith Acid Violet 7.34 [28]

Eucalyptus bark Remazol BB 90 [122]

Egyptian bagasse pith Basic Blue 69 168 [131]

Egyptian bagasse pith Basic Blue 69 152 [132]

Egyptian bagasse pith Basic Red 22 75 [132]

Egyptian bagasse pith Acid Red 114 20 [132]

Egyptian bagasse pith Acid Blue 25 17.5 [132]

Egyptian bagasse pith Acid Blue 25 14.4 [131]

Neem sawdust Basic Violet 3 3.78 [133]

Neem sawdust Basic Green 4 3.42 [133]

Oil palm trunk fibre Basic Green 4 149.35 [134]

Orange peel Methyl Orange 20.5 [124]

Orange peel Acid Violet 19.88 [135]

Orange peel Basic Blue 9 18.6 [124]

Orange peel Basic Violet 10 14.3 [124]

Palm-fruit bunch Basic Yellow 320 [136]

Pine tree leaves Astrazon Red 71.94 [137]

Pine sawdust Acid Yellow 132 398.8 [117]

Pine sawdust Acid Blue 256 280.3 [117]