“…Multicomponent competitive elimination of phenol, Pb( ii ), Cd( ii ), and Cr( iii ) was performed with KOH-activated carbon obtained from mangrove charcoal. 129 The study discovered that the optimum removal rates of phenol, Pb( ii ), Cd( ii ), and Cr( iii ) from the multicomponent system were found to be 76.00, 92.00, 47.00, and 31.00%, respectively obtained at optimum pH 5.00, 2.50 g L −1 adsorbent dosage, 120.00 min of reaction time, and 50.00 mg L −1 concentration for phenol and 30.00 mg L −1 of each heavy metal. The optimum uptake rates of phenol, Pb( ii ), Cr( iii ), and Cd( ii ) were 46.00, 32.00, 11.00, and 3.80 mg g −1 , respectively.…”