Table 4.
Equations, parameters and error function values for the tested adsorption isotherm models.
| Model 1,2 | Equation | Parameters 3 | RMSD | HYBRID | R2adjsuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langmuir 1 | qmax = 35.088 KL = 11.760 |
2.777 | 56.052 | 0.956 | |
| Freundlich 1 | KF = 7.900 n = 4.762 |
1.719 | 18.135 | 0.886 | |
| Dubinin–Radushkevich 1 | qs = 3.10−4 kad = 27.719 |
3.079 | 53.815 | 0.674 | |
| Temkin 1 | bT = 472.270 AT = 0.530 |
1.861 | 21.275 | 0.852 | |
| Hill 2 | qsH = 7191.3 kD = 744.214 nH = 0.168 |
2.268 | 41.914 | 0.865 | |
| Redlich–Peterson 2 | KR = 3673.7 aR = 464.983 g = 0.790 |
1.720 | 27.914 | 0.988 | |
| Toth 2 | KT = 7.492 aT = 0 t = 1.266 |
1.707 | 27.388 | 0.848 | |
| Radke–Prausnitz 2 | aRP = 3112.800 KRP = 7.493 ᵝR = 0.220 |
1.708 | 27.504 | 0.857 |
1 Two-parameter adsorption isotherm models. 2 Three-parameter adsorption isotherm models. 3 Units of parameters for the isotherms, whit the calculus performed with Ceq values expressed in g/L: Langmuir—qmax (mg/g) maximum monolayer coverage, KL (L/g) adsorption equilibrium constant; Freundlich—KF (mg/g) approximate indicator of adsorption capacity, n (dimensionless), with 1/n indicating adsorption strength, a model coefficient; Dubinin–Radushkevich—qS (mg/g) theoretical saturation capacity, kad (mole2/KJ2) a measure of adsorption equilibrium constant, ε (dimensionless) Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm constant, a model coefficient; Temkin—AT (mg/g) binding constant, bT (dimensionless) Temkin isotherm constant; Hill—qsH (mg/g) Hill saturation capacity, kD (L/g) Hill–Deboer isotherm constant, nH (dimensionless) model coefficient; Redlich–Peterson—KR (L/g) Redlich–Peterson isotherm constant, aR (g/mg) a measure of maximum adsorption capacity, g (dimensionless) model exponent with values between 0 and 1; Toth—KT (L/g) Toth isotherm constant, aT (mg/g) maximum adsorption capacity, t (dimensionless) heterogeneity factor; Radke–Prausnitz—aRP (mg/g) maximum adsorption capacity, KRP (L/g) Radke–Prausnitz isotherm constant, βR (dimensionless) model exponent.