Production of a Spirulina sp. algae hybrid with a silica matrix as an effective adsorbent to absorb crystal violet and methylene blue in a solution

Table 3 Comparison of several adsorbents for CV and MB dyes

Adsorbents	q_m CV (mg g⁻¹)	References	Adsorbents	q_m MB (mg g⁻¹)	References
Phosphoric acid activated carbon (PAAC)	60	[4]	Algae Porphyridium sp.–silica-Fe₃O₄ hybrid	97	[14]
Sol gel SiO₂/Nb₂O₅ (SiNb)	116	[10]	Silica-Polymer hybrid	87	[33]
Formosa papaya seed powder	86	[50]	Fe₃O₄@MIL-100(Fe) magnetite composite	74	[43]
Rice husk activated carbon	11	[51]	Magnetite loaded multi-wall carbon nanotubes	48	[52]
ASS (CV initial concentration of 200 mg L^− 1)	78	This work	ASS (MB initial concentration of 200 mg L^− 1)	74	This work

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