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. 2014 Mar 12;12:62. doi: 10.1186/2052-336X-12-62

Table 2.

Kinetic parameters for the adsorption of 40 mg/L AB129 onto AS

Model Equation Parameters Value
Pseudo-first-order kinetic
Log (qe ‐ qt) = log(qe) ‐ k1/2.303t
k1(1/min)
0.210
qe (calc) (mg/g)
1.096
R2
0.912
Pseudo-second-order kinetic
(t/qt) = 1/(k2qe2) + 1/qe(t)
k2 (g/(mg min))
0.313
qe (calc) (mg/g)
2.532
R2
0.994
H (mg/(g min))
1.731
Intraparticle diffusion
qt = Kdift1/2 + C
Kdiff (mg/(g min1/2))
0.519
C (mg/g)
1.221
R2
0.949
Elovich
qt = 1/β ln(αβ) + 1/β ln(t)
β (g/mg)
3.068
α (mg/(g min))
10.21
R2
0.973
  qe (exp) (mg/g) 2.356