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Table 10 Kinetics models for adsorption of BBR dye onto RAAC

From: The application of Rumex abyssinicus based activated carbon for Brilliant Blue Reactive dye adsorption from aqueous solution

Kinetics models

Linear constants

Non-linear constants

PFO

R2 = 0.98

K1 = 0.0267 min−1

Qe, calculated = 11.53 mg/g

Residual sum of squares = 0.00232

R2 = 0.90

K1 = 0.01 min−1

Qe, calculated = 29.78 mg/g

Reduced chi-square = 0.025

PSO

R2 = 0.99

K2 = 0.005 g/mg min

Qe, calculated = 33.22 mg/g

Residual sum of squares = 7.6 × 10–4

R2 = 0.99

K2 = 0.006 g/mg min

Qe, calculated = 33.18 mg/g

Reduced chi-square = 0.0004

IPD

R2 = 0.98

Kd = 1.34 mg/g.min0.5

C = 20.07 mg/g

Residual sum of squares = 0.176

R2 = 0.98

Kd = 1.34 mg/g.min0.5

C = 20.06 mg/g

Reduced chi-square = 0.059

Elovich

R2 = 0.94

α = 0.25

β = 129.19

Residual sum of squares = 0.1006

R2 = 0.99

α = 0.25

β = 127.92

Reduced chi-square = 0.033