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. 2021 Nov 20;14(22):7045. doi: 10.3390/ma14227045

Table 4.

Kinetic parameters for simultaneous Cu2+ and Zn2+ adsorption on the activated carbons Cinit = 10 mg/L.

Metal Ions Parameters
PFO PSO IPD
k1 R2 qcal k2 h R2 qcal ki C R2
A
Cu2+ −0.0004 0.0066 0.855 0.0196 1.17 0.9868 7.72 0.0644 6.467 0.2655
Zn2+ −0.0083 0.6963 0.021 −0.087 −0.34 0.9839 1.98 −0.021 2.385 0.1890
AN
Cu2+ 0.0101 0.6405 2.313 0.0142 2.13 0.9980 12.25 0.1565 9.596 0.6996
Zn2+ 0.0108 0.3389 0.506 0.0872 1.70 0.9966 4.42 0.0367 3.835 0.3299