Table 2. First and second-order adsorption rate constants.

	Pseudo-first-order		Pseudo-second-order
Type of biomass	K1 (min−1)	R2	K2 (g mg−1 min−1)	R2
Live	7.36×10−3	0.474	9.45×10−3	0.972
Dead	6.90×10−3	0.502	9.69×10−3	0.981