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Table 3 Kinetic constants for removal of MG from aqueous solution by TLLP at different temperatures

From: Removal of malachite green from aqueous solution using pulverized teak leaf litter: equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

Kinetic models

Co (mg/L)

200

400

800

Pseudo-first order

 qe, mg/g

1.102

3.524

5.929

 k1, 1/min

0.015

0.014

0.010

 R2

0.983

0.970

0.979

Pseudo-second order

 qe, mg/g

19.608

40.000

83.333

 k2, g/mg min

0.260

0.089

0.029

 h, mg/g min

99.963

142.880

199.999

 R2

1.000

1.000

0.999

Intraparticle diffusion

 kint, mg/g min1/2

0.120

0.407

0.649

 C, mg/g

18.730

36.190

73.570

 R2

0.856

0.708

0.899