Pressure (kPa) Untreated Tea Powder (mmol/g) Microwave synthesized Tea powder (mmol/g) MW synthesized TP in 80 g KOH (mmol/g) MW synthesized TP in 300 g KOH (mmol/g) Commercial Carbon (mmol/g) 294.06 0.00267 0.00892 0.00112 0.00201 0.000781 392.08 0.00357 0.00018 0.00212 0.00290 0.00167 490.1 0.00457 0.00029 0.00290 0.00390 0.00268

Table 2: Maximum Adsorption Capacities obtained for different adsorbents.