“…As a result, there has been a great interest in developing new adsorbent materials with diverse compositions, properties and functionalities. Although commercial activated carbon is the most widely used adsorbent for dye removal, it is too expensive [9]; consequently, numerous low-cost alternative adsorbents have been proposed including chemically modified sugarcane bagasse lignin [10], pistachio hull waste [11], coffee husk-based activated carbon [12], pine cone [13], rice husk [14], synthetic calcium phosphates [15], natural untreated clay [16], pillared clays [17], and swelling clays [18].…”