Table 3. Isotherm fitting parameters for Cd(ii) removal.
| SBC | Fe@SBC | P@SBC | P–Fe@SBC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langmuir | q max (mg g−1) | 86.356 | 177.809 | 209.644 | 328.947 |
| K L (L mg−1) | 0.078 | 0.151 | 0.242 | 0.469 | |
| R 2 | 0.999 | 0.998 | 0.998 | 0.999 | |
| Freundlich | K f (mg1−n Ln g−1) | 45.334 | 52.563 | 70.238 | 110.167 |
| n | 7.137 | 3.972 | 4.244 | 3.910 | |
| R 2 | 0.748 | 0.966 | 0.879 | 0.941 | |
| Temkin | A T (1/g) | 175.874 | 6.252 | 14.193 | 26.242 |
| B T (kJ mol−1) | 8.747 | 25.305 | 27.470 | 41.424 | |
| R 2 | 0.774 | 0.908 | 0.974 | 0.923 | |