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. 2023 Nov 21;11(12):950. doi: 10.3390/toxics11120950

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 q=qmaxKLCeq1+KLCeq qmax = 35.088
KL = 11.760
2.777 56.052 0.956
Freundlich 1 q=KFCeq1n KF = 7.900
n = 4.762
1.719 18.135 0.886
Dubinin–Radushkevich 1 q=qsexp(kadε2) qs = 3.10−4
kad = 27.719
3.079 53.815 0.674
Temkin 1 q=RTbTln(ATCeq) bT = 472.270
AT = 0.530
1.861 21.275 0.852
Hill 2 q=qsHCenHkD+CenH qsH = 7191.3
kD = 744.214
nH = 0.168
2.268 41.914 0.865
Redlich–Peterson 2 q=KRCe1+aRCeg KR = 3673.7
aR = 464.983
g = 0.790
1.720 27.914 0.988
Toth 2 q=KTCeqaT+Ceq1t KT = 7.492
aT = 0
t = 1.266
1.707 27.388 0.848
Radke–Prausnitz 2 q=aRPKRPCeqβRaRP+KRPCeqβR1 aRP = 3112.800
KRP = 7.493
R = 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.