Parameters of the Thomas and Yoon–Nelson models under different conditions.
| Adsorbent | C 0 (mg L−1) | v (mL min−1) | H (cm) | Thomas model | Yoon–Nelson model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| k TH (mL mg−1 min−1) | q e (mg g−1) | k YN (h−1) | τ (h) | R 2 | ||||
| PB@PUS-1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0.496 | 33.7 | 0.298 | 18.7 | 0.997 |
| PB@PUS-2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0.451 | 52.0 | 0.271 | 28.9 | 0.996 |
| PB@PUS-3 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0.514 | 68.2 | 0.308 | 37.9 | 0.998 |
| PB@PUS-2 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 0.391 | 51.7 | 0.469 | 14.4 | 0.998 |
| PB@PUS-2 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0.341 | 52.2 | 0.613 | 9.66 | 0.998 |
| PB@PUS-2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0.550 | 51.5 | 0.331 | 21.4 | 0.999 |
| PB@PUS-2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0.757 | 52.4 | 0.454 | 17.5 | 0.998 |