Table 1 Fitting parameters for the Cd adsorption isotherms of S. europaea biochar (SBC) and Z. mays biochar (ZBC) (biochar dosage 20 mg, initial concentrations of Cd2+ 5–100 mg L−1, contact time 8 h, pH 6.0).

From: Exploring adsorption capacity and mechanisms involved in cadmium removal from aqueous solutions by biochar derived from euhalophyte

Adsorbent

oC

Langmuir parameters

Freundlich parameters

ACPA (mg m−2)

b (L mg−1)

qm (mg g−1)

R2

Kf (mg1−1/n g−1 L1/n)

1/n

R2

SBC

15

1.18

100.28

0.89

47.04

0.26

0.80

16.75

25

6.04

108.54

0.97

70.42

0.19

0.81

35

1.24

107.33

0.90

51.03

0.27

0.84

ZBC

15

1.01

14.18

0.98

8.01

0.15

0.96

3.54

25

2.37

14.69

0.99

10.13

0.09

0.92

35

1.25

15.44

0.96

9.21

0.13

0.94