Table 4 Kinetic parameters for RBBR-DPSAC adsorption system at 30 °C.

From: Production of activated carbon from date palm stones by hydrothermal carbonization and microwave assisted KOH/NaOH mixture activation for dye adsorption

Co (mg/L)

qe, exp (mg/g)

Pseudo-first order (PFO)

Pseudo-second order (PSO)

qe, cal (mg/g)

k1 (min−1)

RMSE

R2

qe, cal (mg/g)

k2 (g mg−1 min−1)

RMSE

R2

25

24.53

36.87

0.0227

10.11

0.9439

38.17

0.00025

42.57

0.9542

50

48.05

51.58

0.0115

0.9782

70.92

0.00011

0.9646

100

92.20

80.05

0.0069

0.9886

90.91

0.00016

0.9442

200

179.79

173.45

0.0064

0.9949

208.33

0.00004

0.9347

250

212.57

197.31

0.0060

0.9781

204.08

0.00005

0.8805

300

248.53

253.81

0.0063

0.9834

344.83

0.00001

0.7904