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Table 7 Comparison of adsorption properties with other biosorbents

From: Adsorption properties of sugarcane bagasse and corn cob for the sulfamethoxazole removal in a fixed-bed column

Biosorbent

Antibiotic

qe_max (mg g−1)

% Removal

Reference

Fish waste

Sulfamethoxazole

0.002

62

[36]

Fish waste

Trimethoprim

0.046

56

[36]

Sugarcane bagasse

Acetaminophen

0.38

[21]

Sugarcane bagasse

Ciprofloxacin

9.37

[17]

Sugarcane bagasse

Tetracycline

0.17

98

[20]

Corn Cob

Ciprofloxacin

2.23

60

[37]

Corn cob

Sulfamethoxazole

0.35

52

[28]

Corn Cob

Acetaminophen

0.42

[21]

Rice Husk

Ciprofloxacin

5.61

56

[37]

Cork Bark

Acetaminophen

0.99

[38]

Agricultural soil

Sulfamethoxazole

0.35

[16]

Cork

Ibuprofen

0.32

98

[39]

Cork

Carbamazepine

0.37

88

[39]

Pine Wood

Diclofenac

0.33

69

[40]

Sugarcane bagasse

Sulfamethoxazole

0.23

74

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Corn cob

Sulfamethoxazole

0.15

65

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