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Table 3 Isotherm coefficients for TMP adsorption onto SiNP-Cu at various temperatures

From: Experimental and theoretical study for removal of trimethoprim from wastewater using organically modified silica with pyrazole-3-carbaldehyde bridged to copper ions

Isotherm Model

Temperature (K)

308

315

320

Langmuir model

   

 R2

0.71

0.85

0.73

 Cm (mmol g−1)

− 0.02

− 0.03

− 0.18

 L (g L−1)

− 6.32

− 4.67

− 4.13

 RL

4.28

2.16

2.32

Freundlich model

   

 R2

0.95

0.98

0.95

 Kf (mg(1–1/n) g−1 L1/n)

15.82

8.75

4.75

 nf

2.11

2.32

1.97