Table 5 Kinetic parameters for biosoprtion of Pb(II) by the microalgae biomass.

From: Experimental study and parameters optimization of microalgae based heavy metals removal process using a hybrid response surface methodology-crow search algorithm

Kinetic model

qe.exp (mg/g)

qe.calc (mg/g)

Rate constant

Pseudo first order

3.727

0.966

0.0879 (min−1)

Pseudo second order

3.727

3.782

0.1148 (g mg−1 min−1)

  1. Conditions: pH of 6.3, temperature of 27.7 °C, and biomass dosage of 1.5 g/L.
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