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Table 10 Summary of SCB application as adsorbents

From: Sugarcane bagasse: a biomass sufficiently applied for improving global energy, environment and economic sustainability

Nature of bagasse

Modification/activation reagent

Adsorbate

Monolayer adsorption capacity (mg/g)

Source

Biosorbent

Sulphuric acid

Methylene red

Abdullah et al. (2005)

Formaldehyde

Methylene red

Untreated

Methylene red

Biosorbent

Untreated

Ni2+

2.234, 2a

Alomá et al. (2012)

Activated carbon (AC)

Steam

Ni2+

140.85

Krishnan et al. (2011)

Biosorbent (pith)

Untreated

Ni2+

73.56

Biosorbent

Untreated

Gasoline

8.36 mL/g

Brandão et al. (2010)

Biosorbent

Untreated

n-Heptane

2.78 mL/g

Biosorbent

NaOH

Phosphate

67.5

Carvalho et al. (2011)

Biosorbent

NaOH, FeCl2

Phosphate

152

AC

ZnCl2

Cr6+

Cronje et al. (2011)

Biosorbent (lignin)

NaOH, mono-chloroacetic acid, ethanol, FeCl3.6H2O

Brilliant red 2BE

60.3

Da Silva et al. (2011)

Biosorbent

Trimellitic acid, pyridine, dimethyl-acetamide

Auramine-O

2.492 mmol/g

Fideles et al. (2018)

Biosorbent

Trimellitic acid, pyridine, dimethyl-acetamide

Safranin-T

1.23 mmol/g

Biosorbent

Succinic acid

Cr6+

Garg et al. (2009)

Biosorbent

Succinic anhydride

Cu2+

185.2

Gurgel et al. (2008)

Cd2+

212.8

Pb2+

416.7

Biosorbent (mercerised)

NaOH, succinic anhydride

Cu2+

185.2

Gurgel et al. (2008)

Cd2+

256.4

Pb2+

500.0

Biosorbent (mercerised)

NaOH, acetone, 1,3-diisopropyl-carbordiimide, dimethyl-formamide, triethylene-tetramine

Cu2+

69.4

Gurgel and Gil (2009)

Cd2+

106.4

Pb2+

222.2

Biosorbent

Succinic acid, pyridine

Methylene blue

478.47

Gusmão et al. (2012)

Gentian violet

1273.16

Biosorbent

Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) dianhydride

Methylene blue

202.43

Gusmão et al. (2013)

Gentian violet

327.87

AC

Epichlorohydrin, dimethyl-formamide, trimethylamine

Nitrate

5.82

Hafshejani et al. (2016)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Basic violet 10

50.4

Ho et al. (2005)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Basic violet 1

20.6

Biosorbent

Untreated

Basic green 4

13.9

Biosorbent

H2SO4, NaOH

Cd2+

1.95 mol/kg

Homagai et al. (2010)

Pb2+

1.58 mol/kg

Ni2+

2.52 mol/kg

Zn2+

2.40 mol/kg

Cu2+

2.91 mol/kg

AC (from anaerobically digested SCB)

Pb2+

653.9 mmol/kg

Inyang et al. (2011)

AC

Steam

Chlorine

Jaguaribe et al. (2005)

Biosorbent (mercerised)

Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) dianhydride, pyridine, acetic anhydride

Cu2+

92.6

Júnior et al. (2009)

Cd2+

149.0

Pb2+

333.0

AC

ZnCl2

Phenol

12.33

Kalderis et al. (2008)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Hg2+

35.71

Khoramzadeh et al. (2013)

AC (Pith)

HCl, steam

Pb2+

200.0

Krishnan and Anirudhan (Krishnan and Anirudhan 2002)

Hg2+

188.68

Cd2+

153.85

Co2+

128.70

AC (pith)

Steam

Cd2+

24.70

Krishnan and Anirudhan (2003)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Cu2+

9.48

Liu et al. (2012)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Pb2+

6.366

Martín-Lara et al. (2010)

Biosorbent

Sulphuric acid

Pb2+

7.297

Biosorbent (cellulose)

Zirconium oxychloride

Sulphate

0.4 mol/g

Mulinari and Silva (2008)

Biosorbent

Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) dianhydride, pyridine, acetic anhydride

Zn2+

102.25

Pereira et al. (2010)

Biosorbent (lignin)

Formic acid, NaOH, chloroacetic acid

Cd2+

Peternele et al. (1999)

Pb2+

Biosorbent

Untreated

Methyl red

5.66

Saad et al. (2010)

Biosorbent

Phosphoric acid

Methyl red

10.96

Biosorbent (with sludge)

KOH, HCl, HNO3

Pb2+

135.54

Tao et al. (2015)

Biosorbent (rind)

Immobilised in Ca-alginate

Cr3+

296.21

Ullah et al. (2013)

Cr6+

495.56

Biosorbent (pith)

Immobilised in Ca-alginate

Cr3+

381.05

Cr6+

767.25

Biosorbent (rind beads)

Immobilised in Ca-alginate

Cr3+

303.11

Cr6+

491.24

Biosorbent (pith beads)

Immobilised in Ca-alginate

Cr3+

449.23

Cr6+

832.13

Biosorbent

Pyromellitic dianhydride, FeCl3, FeSO4, EDTA

Pb2+

1.2 mmol/g

Yu et al. (2013)

Cd2+

1.1 mmol/g

Biosorbent

Untreated

Congo red

38.2

Zhang et al. (2011)

Biosorbent

Untreated

Rhodamine B

65.5

Zhang et al. (2013)

Basic blue 9

30.7

  1. aExperimental adsorption capacity