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Table 1 Linear and Freundlich constants for the adsorption of STX onto chitin and OSP

From: Preliminary assessment of the performance of oyster shells and chitin materials as adsorbents in the removal of saxitoxin in aqueous solutions

Adsorbents

pH

Linear

Freundlich

K d (μg/kg)

R 2

n

K F (μg/kg)

R 2

Chitin

5.0

50.17

0.987

0.90

40.46

0.958

7.0

48.14

0.992

1.18

64.24

0.983

OSP

5.0

47.31

0.873

1.05

54.70

0.869

 

7.0

50.65

0.995

0.98

46.65

0.992