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. 2021 Feb 5;11(12):6535–6543. doi: 10.1039/d0ra10943f

Isotherm parameters for orthophosphate adsorption by hydrochars.

Isotherm parameters pH 3 pH 5 pH 8
HC PRHC POHC HC PRHC POHC HC PRHC POHC
Freundlich R 2 0.580 0.410 0.665 0.911 0.997 0.997 0.844 0.993 0.996
K f (mg1−1/n L1/n g−1) 1.351 1.343 1.418 1.365 1.404 1.607 1.251 1.211 1.298
n 3.516 2.558 2.396 3.185 2.496 2.706 3.257 2.378 2.257
Langmuir R 2 0.984 0.997 0.986 0.996 0.987 0.975 0.985 0.994 0.996
X m (mg g−1) 6.845 11.669 14.641 8.230 13.405 15.106 6.557 11.148 13.793
K l (L g−1) 0.140 0.105 0.070 0.133 0.081 0.049 0.201 0.150 0.093
R l 0.510 0.448 0.493 0.478 0.479 0.576 0.431 0.374 0.438
Temkin R 2 0.815 0.994 0.984 0.933 0.988 0.967 0.851 0.998 0.996
B (kJ mol−1) 1.798 0.971 0.785 1.457 0.860 0.816 1.801 0.991 0.801
K t (L g−1) 1.685 1.458 1.459 1.225 1.405 1.139 1.179 2.004 1.894