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. 2019 Jul 2;11(7):1125. doi: 10.3390/polym11071125

Table 1.

Parameters of the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherms for the adsorption of HM and NM ions onto DTC-g-PE-DA@GB@PU and PE-DA@GB@PU, respectively, at 25 °C.

Isotherms Isotherm Constants Heavy Metal Ions Noble Metal Ions
Cu2+ Pb2+ Cd2+ Pd2+ Pt4+ Au3+
Langmuir Fmax (mg g−1) 41.2 113.9 57.1 285.7 185.2 384.6
K (L mg−1) 0.02915 0.3776 0.1726 0.0986 0.1192 0.2524
R 2 0.9164 0.9935 0.9971 0.9985 0.9988 0.9997
RL 0.2554–0.6317 0.0145–0.1169 0.0461–0.2246 0.0125–0.9103 0.0138–0.8935 0.0049–0.7985
Freundlich Kf (mg g−1) (L mg−1)1/n 2.816 44.17 15.57 37.025 32.946 58.844
n 1.823 4.200 3.207 2.682 3.095 2.597
R 2 0.9431 0.9891 0.9635 0.9653 0.9614 0.9102
Dubinin–Radushkevich FD-R (mg g−1) 30.6 98.2 45.6 128.14 101.64 195.43
E 0.082 0.780 0.728 2.946 3.402 2.884
R 2 0.9832 0.7024 0.8152 0.6336 0.7531 0.7947