Table 2 Adsorption kinetics parameters for As(V) and As(III) adsorption on iron hydroxide nanopetalines at pH 4.0 and 8.0.

From: Arsenic removal performance and mechanism from water on iron hydroxide nanopetalines

Models

As(V)

As(III)

pH 4.0

pH 8.0

pH 4.0

pH 8.0

Pseudo-first-order model

k1 (h−1)

20.43

7.36

4.71

6.10

qe (mg/g)

135.51

114.91

61.25

95.67

R2

0.769

0.842

0.876

0.843

ARE (%)

15.65

3.78

3.63

3.35

Pseudo-second-order model

k2 (g/(mg h))

0.0259

0.0136

0.0058

0.0126

qe (mg/g)

146.41

116.69

70.32

108.81

R2

0.984

0.961

0.973

0.961

ARE (%)

1.65

1.13

1.87

1.31

Elovich model

α (mg/g/h)

6.14 × 109

7.18 × 1041

1.74 × 104

6.01 × 104

β (g/mg/h)

0.167

0.855

0.166

0.114

R2

0.965

0.607

0.958

0.957

ARE (%)

0.201

1.02

0.938

1.73