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Table 2 Kinetic parameters for the adsorption of STX onto chitin and OSP under pH conditions of 5.0 and 7.0, at 25 °C

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

Adsorbents

pH

Pseudo-first-order

Pseudo-second-order

k 1 (1/min)

R 2

Q e (μg/kg)

h (μg/kg min)

k 2 (kg/mg min)

R 2

Chitin

5.0

3.55x10-4

0.7015

326.80

3.96 x104

0.25x10-6

0.9734

7.0

10.2x10-4

0.8830

500.00

49.4 x104

2.03x10-6

0.9433

OSP

5.0

3.22x10-4

0.8700

370.37

25.8x104

2.22x10-6

0.9428

 

7.0

6.96x10-4

0.8805

400.00

26.8 x104

3.72x10-6

0.9015