Table 3 R2 and constant values for the different adsorption isotherm models of Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) on TLSB.

From: Enhanced heavy metal removal from an aqueous environment using an eco-friendly and sustainable adsorbent

Materials

Parameters

Langmuir

Freundlich

Temkin

D–R

Zn(II)

R2

0.9956

0.9586

0.8496

0.8995

Constants

KL

0.2130 L/mg

Kf

47.53 L/g

bt

51.02 J/mol

B

0.029 × 10–8 mol2 J2

qmax

351.36 mg/g

1/n

0.1121

at

2.15 × 1010 L/g

ε

8.58 kJ/mol

qmax

251.32 g/mg

Cd(II)

R2

0.9964

0.9662

0.9639

0.9096

Constants

KL

0.1744 L/mg

Kf

20.09 L/g

bt

35.66 J/mol

B

0.102 × 10–8 mol2 J2

qmax

465.29 mg/g

1/n

0.2306

at

1.73 × 1010 L/g

ε

10.26 kJ/mol

qmax

308.09 g/mg

Hg(II)

R2

0.9950

0.8479

0.9089

0.4655

Constants

KL

0.1996 L/mg

Kf

25.77 L/g

bt

39.07 J/mol

B

0.088 × 10–8 mol2 J2

qmax

211.02 mg/g

1/n

0.1881

at

5.40 × 1010 L/g

ε

9.67 kJ/mol

qmax

311.55 g/mg