Table 3.

Kinetics parameters for adsorption of LEV onto MCN.

Concentration (mg/L)	Kinetic models
20	Pseudo 1st order:
	K1 (min−1)	0.056
	qm (mg/g)	9.95
	R2	0.982
40	Pseudo 1st order:
	K1 (min−1)	0.044
	qm (mg/g)	12.53
	R2	0.993
20	Pseudo 2nd order:
	K2 (gmg−1min−1)	0.026
	qm (mg/g)	18.11
	R2	0.973
40	Pseudo 2nd order:
	K2 (gmg−1min−1)	0.025
	qm (mg/g)	16.25
	R2	0.995
20	Intraparticle diffusion model:
	Kdiff	1.80
	C	3.70
	R2	0.943
40	Intraparticle diffusion model:
	Kdiff	1.522
	C	1.60
	R2	0.943