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Table 1 Aluminium removal from the tap water.

From: Performance of dye-affinity beads for aluminium removal in magnetically stabilized fluidized bed

Metal Ion %

Concentration of Metal Ions (ng/ml)

Metal Ion Adsorption (μg/g)

Adsorbed Metal Ions (%)

Al(III)

80.1

40.3 ± 0.1

98.9

Fe(III)

32.1

10.8 ± 0.2

54.3

Cu(II)

145.3

28.3 ± 0.2

35.1

Cd(II)

0.05

nd

-

Pb(II)

0.03

nd

-

Zn(II)

20.4

1.5 ± 0.1

28.6

  1. Adsorption Conditions: Flow-rate: 0.5 ml/min; pH: 5.0; T: 25°C, nd: not determined. Each experiment was repeated three times.