Table 4 Adsorption kinetic parameters.

From: Study on the adsorption properties of organically modified diatomite for methylene blue

C0 (mg/L)

200

400

600

800

Qe experimental (mg/g)

177.01

378.03

505.31

555.61

Pseudo first order

K1 (1/min)

0.0563

0.0561

0.0652

0.0558

Qe calculated(mg/g)

50.39

103.65

198.97

142.58

Linear R2

0.9434

0.9676

0.9853

0.9111

Nonlinear R2

0.9949

0.9983

0.9947

0.9970

Pseudo second order

K2 (g(mg min))

0.0043

0.0029

0.0016

0.0023

Qe calculated(mg/g)

178.89

380.23

510.20

558.66

Linear R2

0.9999

0.9999

0.9999

0.9999

Nonlinear R2

0.9995

0.9999

0.9995

0.9991

Intraparticle diffusion

Ki (min0.5)

3.25

4.50

7.89

4.72

C

146.96

335.30

430.76

508.91

R2

0.8598

0.8669

0.9057

0.9490

Elovich

α (mg/g·min)

9.2*105

6.6*109

4.9*107

7.7*1014

β (mg/g)

0.0887

0.0644

0.0373

0.0651

Linear R2

0.8561

0.8618

0.9208

0.9320

Nonlinear R2

0.9964

0.9986

0.9987

0.9997