Table 2 Percentage adsorption obtained for four adsorbents used for treating textile, tannery and paper mill effluents
From: Nanosilver-decorated nanographene and their adsorption performance in waste water treatment
Effluents from different industries | (%) Adsorption of four adsorbents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Graphene (G) | Graphene + AgNPs (GA) | Graphene + AgNPs + M. oleifera (GAM) | Activated charcoal (AC) | Graphene + M. oleifera (GM) | ||
Textile and dyeing | 84 | 92 | 98 | 94 | 81 | |
Tannery | 65 | 69 | 70 | 56 | 68 | |
Paper mill | 15 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 26 | |