Table 1 Quasi-first-order and quasi-second-order kinetic model, isothermal and thermodynamics fitting parameters of IMC for Cr(VI) adsorption.
Adsorbent | Pseudo-first-order | Pseudo-second-order | ||||
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qe (mg/g) | k1 (min−1) | R2 | qe (mg/g) | k2 (g/(mg min)) | R2 | |
RMBC800-1 | 63.14 | 0.003 | 0.999 | 78.98 | 0.336 | 0.991 |
 | Langmuir model | Freundlich model | ||||
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qm (mg/g) | KL (L/mg) | R2 | KF (mg/g) | 1/n | R2 | |
298Â K | 248.83 | 0.002 | 0.996 | 9.44 | 0.437 | 0.971 |
308Â K | 242.32 | 0.003 | 0.994 | 9.94 | 0.433 | 0.986 |
318Â K | 243.57 | 0.003 | 0.995 | 10.24 | 0.429 | 0.984 |
 | ∆G° (kJ/mol) | ∆H° (J/mol) | ∆S°(J/(mol/k)) | |||
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298 K | − 5.67 | 6.52 | 10.24 | |||
308 K | − 5.71 | |||||
318 K | − 6.12 |