Kinetic constants (pseudo-second order) for Cd(II) adsorption | Kinetic constants (pseudo-second order) for Cr(VI) adsorption | |||||||
pH | qe(exp) (mg∙g−1) | qe(cal) (mg∙g−1) | K2 × 10−2 (min−1) | qe(exp) (mg∙g−1) | qe(cal) (mg∙g−1) | K2 × 10−2 (min−1) | ||
0.5 | 6.34 | 5.52 | 2.53 | 0.974 | 2.30 | 2.46 | 2.23 | 0.989 |
1.0 | 9.28 | 7.08 | 2.579 | 0.980 | 3.22 | 3.58 | 2.41 | 0.988 |
2.0 | 11.25 | 7.57 | 2.74 | 0.961 | 3.65 | 3.61 | 2.30 | 0.977 |
3.0 | 11.67 | 8.11 | 2.87 | 0.966 | 4.53 | 4.07 | 2.32 | 0.966 |
4.0 | 12.29 | 7.70 | 2.51 | 0.982 | 5.35 | 3.93 | 2.12 | 0.977 |
5.0 | 13.46 | 8.28 | 2.74 | 0.977 | 5.18 | 4.27 | 2.32 | 0.984 |
6.0 | 14.97 | 9.28 | 2.97 | 0.978 | 5.11 | 4.30 | 2.16 | 0.978 |