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Table 2.

Pseudo-second-order and pseudo-first-order kinetics parameters (conditions: 2 g/L of adsorbent dosage, 25 mg/L of initial concentration, optimal pH, and temperature at 303 K).

	Q_{e (exp)}	Pseudo-First-Order			Pseudo-Second-Order					Adsorption Mechanism
	Q_{e (exp)}	R²	Q_{e (cal)}	k₁	R²	Q_{e (cal)}	k₂	h	t_1/2	k₃₁	k₃₂
PQ	12.0	0.8097	1.8	0.0173	0.9999	12.0	0.1427	20.7	0.6	0.5795	0.0045
SO	11.9	0.8727	7.5	0.0041	0.9997	11.9	0.0994	14.2	0.8	0.2757	0.0016
MG	9.4	0.9233	8.4	0.0150	0.9999	9.4	0.1152	10.2	0.9	0.1643	0.0221