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. 2019 Nov 23;27(2):1870–1887. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-06845-w

Table 2.

Pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and intraparticle diffusion model parameters of Pb(II) onto NK and KDK

Adsorbent Pseudo-first-order model
qe(exp) (mg g−1) k1 (min−1) qe(cal) (mg g−1) RMSE R2
NK 17.644 0.04285 16.83 0.5937 0.9907
KDK 39.94 0.07764 37.97 1.396 0.9866
Adsorbent Pseudo-second-order model
qe(exp) (mg g−1) k2 (g mg−1 min−1) qe(cal) (mg g−1) RMSE R2
NK 17.644 0.002779 18.94 0.3954 0.996
KDK 39.94 0.002776 40.87 0.777 0.9962
Adsorbent Intraparticle diffusion model
qe(exp) (mg g−1) kid (mg g−1 min−1/2) C (mg g−1) RMSE R2
NK 17.644 0.99033 3.89881 2.27306 0.916
KDK 39.94 1.86513 14.77 6.16637 0.846