| Interferent |
Concentration, mmol/l |
adsorption |
| SCBACN |
SCBACS |
| Chloride |
0 |
95.8 |
94.5 |
| 0.5 |
94.8 |
92.5 |
| 1.0 |
93.2 |
91.0 |
| 1.5 |
92.6 |
90.8 |
| 2.0 |
90.3 |
88.4 |
| phosphate |
0 |
95.8 |
94.5 |
| 0.5 |
91.8 |
92.8 |
| 1.0 |
90.0 |
90.2 |
| 1.5 |
86.6 |
85.6 |
| 2.0 |
83.3 |
82.3 |
| Sulphate |
0.0 |
95.8 |
94.5 |
| 0.5 |
93.2 |
93.2 |
| 1.0 |
92.6 |
91.6 |
| 1.5 |
90.0 |
90.3 |
| 2.0 |
87.6 |
85.5 |
| Hydrogen sulphide |
0 |
95.8 |
94.5 |
| 0.5 |
93.0 |
92.2 |
| 1.0 |
92.1 |
90.6 |
| 1.5 |
90.2 |
89.3 |
| 2.0 |
86.6 |
83.5 |
SCBACS= steam activated sugar cane bagasse based activated carbon
SCBACN= NaOH activated sugar cane bagasse based activated carbon |
