Table 3 Thermodynamic parameters for the sorption of Sb(V) on biochars.

From: Antimonate sequestration from aqueous solution using zirconium, iron and zirconium-iron modified biochars

Biochar

∆G (kJ mol−1)

∆H (kJ mol−1)

∆S (Kl/mol.K)

R2

pH

277 K

288 K

293 K

298 K

303 K

310 K

BSBC

2.92

1.54

 − 0.29

 − 0.71

 − 1.71

 − 2.83

52.8

0.18

0.98

2

ZrBSBC6.5

1.58

 − 0.23

 − 0.48

 − 1.83

 − 2.57

 − 3.19

43.1

0.15

0.98

2

ZrBSBC12.5

 − 0.08

 − 1.31

 − 1.97

 − 2.78

 − 3.68

 − 4.54

38.3

0.14

0.99

2

Zr–FeBSBC (1:20)

 − 0.78

 − 2.52

 − 3.86

 − 4.66

 − 5.67

 − 7.26

53.7

0.2

0.99

4

Zr–FeCl3BSBC (1:5)

 − 0.36

 − 1.79

 − 2.48

 − 3.37

 − 4.67

 − 5.72

45.7

0.16

0.98

4

FeBSBC

 − 0.27

 − 1.45

 − 2.07

 − 2.42

 − 2.71

 − 3.41

25.6

0.09

0.99

3

FeCl3BSBC

0.67

 − 0.10

 − 0.37

 − 1.14

 − 1.94

 − 2.98

31.43

0.11

0.95

3