. 2020 Aug 2;25(15):3534. doi: 10.3390/molecules25153534

Table 6.

Parameters of the Langmuir equation for the adsorption of sulfamethoxazole, antipyrine and desipramine on chemically activated carbons obtained at 850 °C.

Sulfamethoxazole
Parameter	FeCl₃-AC	ZnCl₂-AC	KOH-AC	K₂CO₃-AC
q_L (mg/g)	145.8 (2.3)	309.2 (9.6)	422.9 (3.9)	350.5 (7.1)
K_L (L/mg)	0.07 (0.01)	0.06 (0.01)	0.19 (0.01)	0.68 (0.09)
R²	0.997	0.991	0.998	0.991
Antipyrine
Parameter	FeCl₃-AC	ZnCl₂-AC	KOH-AC	K₂CO₃-AC
q_L (mg/g)	50.0 (2.4)	64.5 (2.6)	212.6 (2.2)	200.7 (8.7)
K_L (L/mg)	0.01 (<0.01)	0.02 (<0.01)	0.05 (<0.01)	0.01 (<0.01)
R²	0.992	0.986	0.998	0.989
Desipramine
Parameter	FeCl₃-AC	ZnCl₂-AC	KOH-AC	K₂CO₃-AC
q_L (mg/g)	65.9 (3.1)	95.8 (2.0)	160.7 (8.5)	132.1 (4.4)
K_L (L/mg)	0.29 (0.06)	1.00 (0.10)	0.40 (0.09)	0.67 (0.11)
R²	0.982	0.995	0.971	0.983
Errors represent the 95% confidence interval.