Table 1 Adsorption kinetic parameters for Co(II) and Eu(III) adsorption onto the BWO nanocrystals.

From: Evaluation of barium tungstate nanocrystals for the sorption of radioactive cobalt and europium from aqueous solutions

Kinetic models

Parameters

Co60

Eu152+154

25 °C

40 °C

60 °C

25 °C

40 °C

60 °C

 

qe (exp.)(mgg-1)

58.8

63.3

67.7

81.9

86.3

90.5

Pseudo-first order equation

qe (Cal.) (mgg-1)

5.28

5.31

5.11

5.38

5.53

5.39

K1(min-1)

0.014

0.014

0.016

0.018

0.014

0.016

R2

0.921

0.915

0.921

0.918

0.900

0.914

Pseudo-second order equation

qe (Cal.) (mgg-1)

61.4

66.9

70.9

87.9

90.5

93.4

K2 (min-1)

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001

R2

0.979

0.984

0.987

0.990

0.992

0.993

Intra-particle diffusion

Kp (mgg-1 min-1/2)

5.27

5.24

5.26

6.32

6.28

6.39

C

10.37

15.23

19.28

24.4

29.3

32.44

R2

0.928

0.929

0.937

0.937

0.947

0.955

Elovich model

β (mg g-1 min-1)

0.087

0.086

0.085

0.073

0.071

0.069

α (g mg-1)

18.19

27.91

39.58

48.7

67.1

81.04

R2

0.919

0.917

0.927

0.939

0.905

0.909