Table 2

Aluminium removal from dialysis water.

Metal Ion %

Concentration of Metal Ions (ng/ml)

Metal Ion Adsorption (μg/g)

Adsorbed Metal Ions (%)

Al(III)

18.96

9.46 ± 0.1

99.7

Fe(III)

0.05

-

-

Cu(II)

0.82

0.16 ± 0.01

40.0

Zn(II)

1.26

0.44 ± 0.01

69.8

Adsorption Conditions: Flow-rate: 0.5 ml/min; pH: 5.0; T: 25°C. Each experiment was repeated three times.

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