Table 3 Parameters of the adsorption isotherm following Langmuir and Freundlich models for 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) and progesterone, where R2 is the determination coefficient, n is the heterogeneity parameter and KL and KF are the constants of Langmuir and Freundlich models, respectively.
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Parameter | EE2 | Progesterone | |
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Langmuir model | n | 0.016 | 0.001 |
KL (mg/L) | 0.443 | 0.4334 | |
R2 | 0.9268 | 0.7083 | |
Freundlich model | n | 1.1073 | 0.158 |
KF (mg/g) | 48.323 | 122.49 | |
R2 | 0.9478 | 0.3405 |