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. 2024 Apr 22;31(22):32282–32300. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-33406-7

Table 4.

PSO kinetic models’ parameters (initial concentration of 10 mg/L, pH 5, T = 25 °C, and adsorbent loading of 10 g/L)

Concentration Parameter Efavirenz Nevirapine
5 mg/L k2 (g/mg·h) 0.073 0.016
qe (calculated)(mg/g) 0.647 1.23
qe (experimental)(mg/g) 0.362 0.42
R2 0.998 0.997
10 mg/L k2 (g/mg·h) 0.034 0.028
qe (calculated)(mg/g) 1.19 1.32
qe (experimental)(mg/g) 0.629 0.748
R2 0.996 0.995
20 mg/L k2 (g/mg·h) 0.017 0.006
qe (calculated)(mg/g) 1.62 2.81
qe (experimental)(mg/g) 0.64 0.824
R2 0.997 0.997