Table 3 Adsorption isotherms parameters for various studied adsorption systems.

From: Valorizing alum sludge waste augmented ferrite as a sustainable magnetic pathway for treating Indigo carmine effluent

Isotherm parameters

F-Zn

F-Zn/AS400 (1:1)

F-Zn/AS400

F-Zn/AS400

AS400

(2:1)

(1:2)

Langmuir

 qm (mg/g)

37.17

27.76

29.42

18.41

12.57

 aL, L/mg

0.33

0.19

0.52

0.3

0.05

 KL

12.13

5.57

14.38

5.55

0.58

 R2

0.92

0.92

0.99

0.97

0.94

Freundlich

 KF

6.65

5.27

6.55

5.23

0.72

 n

2.93

2.54

3.65

3.79

1.46

 R2

0.86

0.95

0.84

0.93

0.96

Temkin

 B (KJ/mol)

6.44

5.73

4.44

3.01

2.76

 A (L/g)

5.06

2.54

7.07

5.58

2.03

 R2

0.86

0.91

0.91

0.91

0.99

BET model

 qm (mg/g)

241

179

190

119

80

 CBETx103

3.27

5.2

1.9

3.03

0.47

 R2

0.92

0.99

0.92

0.97

0.94