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The chemical properties were investigated using a variety of characteristic analyses, including FT-IR, XRD, FESEM, and N<jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub> adsorption\/desorption. The effectiveness of GAC-PEG\u2019s adsorption for the removal of DZ, AMX, and CV was assessed under a variety of conditions, including a pH of 4\u20139 for the solution, 0.003\u20130.05 g doses of adsorbent, 50\u2013400 ppm starting concentration, and a reaction time of 5\u201325 min. For DZ, AMX, and CV adsorption, the maximum adsorption capacity (Q<jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>) was 1163.933, 1163.100, and 1150.300 mg g-<jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>, respectively. The Langmuir isotherm described all of the data from these adsorption experiments, and the pseudo-second-order well explains all-adsorption kinetics. 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