S/N Parameter Value 1 Ash Content 5.8 2 Moisture content 4.6 3 Total pore volume 0.71 4 Iodine number 600 5 Surface Area(m2/g) 630 6 Volatile matter 1.9 7 Mean particle size(mm) 0.11 8 Apparent density(g/ml) 0.60 9 Fixed carbon 69.5 10 pH 6.5 11 Methylene blue number 20 12 Micropore volume(ml/g) 0.14 ± 0.02

Table 1: Physical properties of the different types of adsorbents.