Table 3 Comparison of the PFO and PSO rate constants and calculated parameters for different initial AY36 dye concentrations.

From: Adsorption of Acid Yellow 36 and direct blue 86 dyes to Delonix regia biochar-sulphur

Parameter

PFOM

PSOM

DRB-S Dosage

AY36

(ppm)

qe (exp.)

qe (calc.)

k2 × 103

R2

qe (calc.)

k2 × 103

h

R2

0.75 g L–1

50

64.27

7.45

22.11

0.923

64.94

6.83

28818.44

1.000

75

95.97

25.42

43.99

0.974

98.04

4.15

39840.64

1.000

100

127.10

34.05

32.68

0.878

129.87

2.09

35211.27

1.000

125

153.62

48.67

26.25

0.925

158.73

1.06

26737.97

0.999

150

184.07

84.55

35.24

0.854

192.31

0.84

30959.75

0.999

1.0 g L–1

50

48.78

4.56

16.81

0.958

49.26

9.56

23201.86

1.000

75

73.13

6.71

24.87

0.984

73.53

8.64

46728.97

1.000

100

96.40

16.37

2.72

0.921

98.04

3.69

35460.99

1.000

125

119.31

19.28

33.62

0.985

120.48

3.94

57142.86

1.000

150

141.00

23.10

26.02

0.917

142.86

2.33

47619.05

1.000

1.25 g L–1

50

39.25

3.27

15.66

0.936

39.53

12.93

20202.02

1.000

75

58.73

4.96

28.56

0.949

59.17

13.41

46948.36

1.000

100

77.93

8.93

25.79

0.962

78.74

6.58

40816.33

1.000

125

97.06

10.62

23.26

0.940

98.04

4.95

47619.05

1.000

150

114.13

26.43

42.84

0.988

116.28

3.54

47846.89

1.000

1.5 g L–1

50

32.76

2.32

15.43

0.933

32.89

18.41

19920.32

1.000

75

49.09

2.49

20.27

0.987

49.26

20.40

49504.95

1.000

100

65.47

2.67

19.11

0.965

65.79

8.99

38910.51

1.000

125

81.56

5.55

21.65

0.940

81.97

9.42

63291.14

1.000

150

97.07

8.89

20.50

0.889

98.04

5.45

52356.02

1.000

1.75 g L–1

50

28.20

1.51

13.36

0.819

28.33

27.33

21929.82

1.000

75

42.16

1.43

7.60

0.580

42.19

23.02

40983.61

1.000

100

56.11

2.96

18.88

0.942

56.50

16.32

52083.33

1.000

125

70.11

4.61

23.03

0.949

70.42

11.93

59171.60

1.000

150

83.95

6.80

20.73

0.845

84.75

7.25

52083.33

1.000