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. 2013 Oct 31;8(10):e78167. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078167

Table 1. Kinetic parameters of the pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order equations for CA adsorption onto the MIP and NIP.

Adsorbents Pseudo-first-order Pseudo-second-order
k1 (min−1) qe (mg g−1) R2 k2 (g mg−1 min−1) qe (mg g−1) v 0 (mg g−1 min−1) R2
MIP 0.0478±0.0005 121.7±7.6 0.935 0.005±0.002 123.5±10.2 76.3±4.1 0.9996
NIP 0.0639±0.0007 66.1±3.9 0.958 0.0041±0.001 68.9±6.8 19.6±1.6 0.9992