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Table 4 Parameters obtained from the Temkin isotherm and maximum experimental capacity of adsorption values, qm, exp, for sections 2A and 2B of adsorption of MB on agar in different weight percentages of ethanol-water binary mixtures at 308-328 K

From: Adsorptive removal of methylene blue by agar: effects of NaCl and ethanol

 

Section 2A

Section 2B

WEtOH%

q m, exp (mg g-1)

c1 (mg g-1)

c2 (M-1)

R2

q m, exp (mg g-1)

c1 (mg g-1)

c2 (M-1)

R2

 

T = 308 K

0.0%

12.89

139.66

675821

0.997

45.93

303.03

399806

0.995

2.5%

13.89

107.62

498376

0.992

44.77

386.78

148424

0.974

5.0%

11.78

157.64

350988

0.988

45.20

460.79

159595

0.999

7.5%

19.61

279.42

213849

0.994

34.45

359.95

160740

0.991

10.0%

10.34

70.53

160879

0.995

22.08

76.66

154787

0.962

 

T = 318 K

0.0%

21.64

204.88

454648

0.991

48.75

514.35

92568

0.990

2.5%

16.41

163.78

302494

0.960

46.53

281.13

200848

0.977

5.0%

13.34

113.92

285825

0.994

42.25

290.63

123161

0.994

7.5%

19.01

238.80

137308

0.997

35.51

266.06

130419

0.991

10.0%

7.71

120.46

102685

0.968

26.43

104.21

73747

0.922

 

T = 328 K

0.0%

21.52

220.79

309683

0.995

47.53

454.13

170397

0.990

2.5%

21.07

225.10

225667

0.993

46.15

256.85

275633

0.988

5.0%

13.10

133.48

217722

0.998

42.30

333.37

99317

0.998

7.5%

16.96

187.31

109602

0.984

32.21

345.68

51340

0.986

10.0%

16.55

146.56

71996

0.973

34.90

334.97

28921

0.991