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BET surface area, total pore volume and mean pore diameter of the samples_
| Sample | SA [m2·g−1] | Total pore volume Vp[m3·g−1] | Mean pore diameter [nm] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| KGB | 35.34 | 0.005 | 6.5 | 
| MB | 45.83 | 0.024 | 2.1 | 
| MBC | 336.79 | 0.021 | 2.5 | 
| MBS | 45.37 | 0.024 | 2.1 | 
| MBSC | 125.17 | 0.008 | 2.7 | 
Elemental compositions of the samples (KGB, MB, MBC, MBS and MBSC) conducted by EDX analyses_
| KGB | MB | MBC | MBS | MBSC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | wt.% | at.% | 
| C | 75.07 | 81.74 | 34.74 | 52.38 | 75.28 | 87.09 | 27.69 | 43.72 | 79.15 | 89.36 | 
| N | 04.16 | 0.388 | 02.81 | 03.63 | 05.27 | 05.23 | 02.62 | 03.55 | 03.67 | 03.55 | 
| O | 14.81 | 12.10 | 28.11 | 31.82 | 04.25 | 03.70 | 32.20 | 38.18 | 04.26 | 03.61 | 
| Na | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.57 | 00.45 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.68 | 00.56 | 00.06 | 00.03 | 
| Mg | 00.14 | 00.08 | 00.40 | 00.30 | 00.04 | 00.02 | 00.44 | 00.35 | 00.08 | 00.04 | 
| Al | 00.02 | 00.01 | 00.30 | 00.20 | 00.04 | 00.02 | 00.33 | 00.23 | 00.04 | 00.02 | 
| Si | 01.46 | 00.68 | 00.64 | 00.42 | 00.54 | 00.27 | 03.08 | 02.08 | 01.04 | 00.50 | 
| P | 00.07 | 00.03 | 00.17 | 00.10 | 00.01 | 00.01 | 00.14 | 00.09 | 00.03 | 00.01 | 
| S | 00.53 | 00.21 | 00.38 | 00.21 | 00.12 | 00.05 | 00.27 | 00.16 | 00.08 | 00.03 | 
| Cl | 00.52 | 00.19 | 00.65 | 00.33 | 00.06 | 00.02 | 00.16 | 00.09 | 00.05 | 00.02 | 
| K | 03.00 | 01.00 | 00.13 | 00.06 | 00.06 | 00.02 | 00.09 | 00.04 | 00.05 | 00.02 | 
| Ca | 00.23 | 00.07 | 00.13 | 00.06 | 00.07 | 00.03 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.05 | 00.02 | 
| Fe | 00.00 | 00.00 | 30.98 | 10.05 | 14.24 | 03.54 | 32.31 | 10.97 | 11.45 | 02.78 | 
| Matrix | Correct. | ZAF | Correct. | ZAF | Correct. | ZAF | Correct. | ZAF | Correct. | ZAF |