The application of Rumex abyssinicus based activated carbon for Brilliant Blue Reactive dye adsorption from aqueous solution

Table 6 Batch experiment results for adsorption of BBR dye from aqueous solution

Run no.	pH	Dye con. (mg/L)	Adsorbent dosage (g/100 mL)	Contact time (min)	Actual removal efficiency (%)	Predicted removal efficiency (%)	Adsorption capacity (mg/g)
1.	2	100	0.150	20	98.61	98.53	65.74
2.	2	100	0.100	20	93.38	92.16	93.38
3.	6	100	0.100	20	60.57	64.60	61.57
4.	2	150	0.100	20	97.15	99.53	145.73
5.	10	150	0.100	20	71.17	68.66	106.76
6.	6	50	0.050	20	80.17	79.42	80.17
7.	2	100	0.050	20	88.98	78.76	157.96
8.	6	150	0.150	20	75.38	75.16	75.38
9.	2	100	0.050	20	88.98	78.76	157.96
10.	6	150	0.100	20	65.82	65.64	98.73
11.	2	100	0.150	50	99.98	99.57	66.65
12.	10	50	0.150	50	96.72	99.43	32.24
13.	6	50	0.050	50	78.24	75.17	78.24
14.	2	100	0.050	50	86.45	83.33	172.9
15.	6	150	0.150	50	82.3	81.37	82.30
16.	6	100	0.050	50	51.32	53.85	102.64
17.	2	50	0.050	50	99.12	98.32	96.12
18.	10	50	0.100	50	97.85	97.69	48.93
19.	6	50	0.150	50	77.68	85.49	29.22
20.	10	100	0.050	50	58.86	61.28	117.72
21.	10	50	0.150	80	92.67	92.74	30.89
22.	2	100	0.050	80	93.52	90.80	187.04
23.	10	150	0.150	80	76.27	89.95	90.27
24.	10	50	0.100	80	92.2	92.77	47.1
25.	10	150	0.050	80	72.44	70.76	211.32
26.	10	50	0.050	80	88.55	85.77	86.55
27.	10	150	0.150	80	75.27	89.95	90.27
28.	6	150	0.150	80	88.81	90.49	88.81
29.	2	50	0.050	80	95.40	98.80	95.40
30.	6	150	0.1000	80	84.40	84.50	126.6

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