“…This is because the adsorption of Eosin Y on SBE is mainly affected by electrostatic interaction, while the adsorption of SBE/C is affected by electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic effect, halogen bond, and π-π interaction. The reasons for this conclusion are as follows: Eosin Y is an anionic dye and has two pK a values 4.4 (phenolic groups) and 3.4 (carboxylic groups), which means that when pH < 3.4, it exists in the form of neutral species; when 3.4 < pH < 4.4, it exists in the form of monoanion; and when pH > 4.4, it exists in the form of dianion (Alvarez-Martin et al, 2017;Anselmi et al, 2017;Greeneltch et al, 2012;Lewandowska-Andrałojć, Larowska, Gacka, Pedzinski, & Marciniak, 2020). The pH PZC of SBE is 4.7 (Figure 4), and there is electrostatic repulsion between SBE and Eosin Y (dianionic) when the pH > 4.7, which reduced the adsorption capacity of SBE.…”