| Ref. | Adsorption Maximum, | Adsorbent | Organic Pollutants | 
   
  | Present study | 46.43 mg/g | Sugarcane bagasse-steam activated carbon | phenol | 
   
  | Present study | 101 mg/g | Sugarcane bagasse-sodium hydroxide activated carbon | phenol | 
   
  | [39] | 14.5 mg/g | Porous Clay | Phenol | 
   
  | [39] | 45.5 mg/g | Porous Clay | 2,5-dichlorophenol | 
   
  | [39] | 48.7 mg/g | Porous Clay | 3,4-dichlorophenol | 
   
  | [40] | 97.2 mg/g | (cetyl-pyridinium-Al PILC) | 3,5-dichlorophenol | 
   
  | [41] | 370 ppm | Hemidesmus Indicus Carbon(HIC) | phenol | 
   
  | [41] | 294 ppm | Commercial Activated Carbon(CAC) | phenol | 
   
  | [42] | 74.07 mg/g | NORIT Granular Activated Carbon (NAC 1240) | phenol | 
   
  | [42] | 166.6 mg/g | NORIT Granular Activated Carbon 1010 | phenol | 
   
  | [43] | 257 mg/g | Active carbon | phenol | 
   
  | [43] | 347 mg/g | Mesoporous carbon CMK-3-100°C | phenol | 
   
  | [43] | 428 mg/g | Mesoporous carbon CMK-3-130°C | phenol | 
   
  | [44] | 473 mg/g | Mesoporous carbon CMK-3-150°C | phenol | 
   
  | [43] | 76% | Leaf litter of Shorea Robusta | phenol | 
   
  | [45] | 83.34 mg/g | activated phosphate rock (1M HNO3) | phenol | 
   
  | [39] | 15 mg/g | Natural clay | phenol | 
   
  | [46] | 232.56 mg/g | activated carbon derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB) | 2,4-dichlorophenol |