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. 2021 Apr 8;30(28):71554–71573. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13652-9

Table 7.

The kinetics study results corresponding to the data shown in Fig. 10

Model Type and model equation Parameter Time (min)
0–10 10–30
PFO

Linear

ln(qe − qt) = ln(qe) − k1t

K1 (min−1) 0.011 0.002
qe (mg/g) 36.60 34.17
R2 0.963 0.838

Nonlinear

dqtdt= k1(qeqt)

K1 (min−1) 3.207 0.369
qe (mg/g) 45.90 47.80
R2 0.589 0.937
PSO

Linear

tqe=1k2qe2+1qet

K2 (g.mg−1.min−1) 0.075
qe (mg/g) 48.31
R2 1.000

Nonlinear

dqtdt= k2(qeqt)2

K2 (g.mg−1.min−1) 0.3565 0.049
qe (mg/g) 46.54 48.67
R2 0.908 0.976
Elovich

Linear

qt=1βlnαβ+1βlnt

α 3.7 × 1015
β 0.812
R2 0.983

Nonlinear

qt= 1β×ln1+αβt

α 6.9 × 1017 4.9 × 1016
β 0.930 0.867
R2 0.909 0.925
WM

Linear

qt = KIt0.5 + C

KI 1.127 0.311
C 43.17 46.27
R2 0.967 0.993

Nonlinear

qt = KIt0.5 + C

KI 1.127 0.535
C 43.17 45.17
R2 0.967 0.883

where qt is adsorbed quantity at time t; while α and β are initial sorption concentration rate (mg.g−1.min−1) and desorption constant (g/mg), KI is intraparticle diffusion rate constant (mg.g−1.min−0.5), and C is boundary thickness effect