Table 6 Adsorption models of MB dye by (CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA and ZnO-g-C3N4(3%)@(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA.

From: Boosting adsorption capacity of methylene blue dye by multiple functional ZnO-g-C3N4/ carboxymethyl chitosan/alginate –grafted polyacrylic acid composite

Langmuir parameters

 

(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

ZnO-g-C3N4(3%)@(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

Qmax (mg g− 1)

39.61 ± 22.9

34.59 ± 4.98

KL(L mg− 1)

0.075 ± 0.06

0.2004 ± 0.65

χ2

0.273

0.378

R2

0.9525

0.9552

Freundlich

 

(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

ZnO-g-C3N4(3%)@(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

Lf

1.209

2.266

n

0.165

0.094

χ2

1.21

17.96

R2

0.9325

0.1729

Temkin

RT

1.75

1.33

AT (L g− 1)

3.43

0.159

bT (J mol− 1)

0.422

0.159

χ2

0.617

0.442

R2

0.8812

0.9651

SIPS

Qm (mg g− 1)

31.40 ± 7.4

34.38 ± 2.0

Ks (L mg− 1)

0.958 ± 0.95

4.32 ± 1.2

n

8.77 ± 0.58

2.12 ± 5.8 × 10− 26

χ2

2.27

5.68

R2

0.9561

0.9552

Redlich-Peterson

KRP (L g− 1)

1.28 ± 0.08

-3063.89 ± 1.7

αR

3.24 ± 0.16

3087.98 ± 1.78

βR

0.131 ± 0.06

0.9951 ± 0.28

χ2

0.032

0.538

R2

0.9528

0.9599

Fritz–Schlunder (F–S) isotherm

 

(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

ZnO-g-C3N4(3%)@(CMCH/ALG)-g-PAA

KFS (L mg− 1)

4.09 ± 0.66

22.53 ± 2.8

Qm (mg g− 1)

1.24 ± 0.22

5.74 ± 0.35

n

0.39 ± 0.07

0.49 ± 0.15

χ2

0.680

11.7

R2

0.9736

0.8148