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Table 1 Isotherm, kinetic, diffusion, and thermodynamic parameters and determination coefficients

From: Adsorption of Cr(VI) onto cross-linked chitosan-almond shell biochars: equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies

Models/parameters

ASC400

Ch-ASC400

ASC500

Ch-ASC500

Freundlich

 

KF

2.8728

7.3672

3.3620

23.659

 

N

3.0826

2.4643

2.7518

1.7646

 

R2

0.9582

0.9935

0.8840

0.9248

Langmuir

 

Kb

4306.2

1182.8

2374.0

538.00

 

As (mmol g−1)

0.4644

1.0569

0.5265

1.6898

 

R2

0.9979

0.9857

0.9978

0.9955

Scatchard

 

Ks

21242

3144.9

4331.9

500.60

 

Qs (mmol g−1)

0.3883

0.8839

0.4865

1.7466

 

R2

0.7930

0.6841

0.9543

0.8604

D-R

 

Xm

0.7955

1.7727

1.0010

4.1421

 

K

0.0030

0.0043

0.0040

0.0071

 

E (kJ mol−1)

12.910

10.783

11.180

8.3918

 

R2

0.9877

0.9932

0.9468

0.9626

Temkin

 

b (J mol−1)

827.27

299.91

628.68

146.56

 

AT (L g−1)

68.106

7.3666

17.103

1.5026

 

R2

0.9832

0.9473

0.9883

0.9814

Pseudo-first-order model

 

K

0.0113

0.0334

0.0154

0.0180

 

q (mmol g−1)

0.0289

0.4362

0.0275

0.3178

 

R2

0.9221

0.9734

0.9820

0.9903

Pseudo-second-order model

 

H

0.0701

0.0917

0.0864

0.0745

 

K

1.3511

0.1612

1.6474

0.1245

 

q (mmol g−1)

0.2278

0.7541

0.2291

0.7735

 

R2

0.9997

0.9995

0.9999

0.9996

Intra-particle diffusion model

Step 1

Ki

0.0041

0.0480

0.0026

0.0385

R2

0.8035

0.9979

0.8866

0.9562

Step 2

Ki

0.0018

0.0107

0.0009

0.0088

R2

0.9996

0.7222

0.9994

0.9782

Film diffusion model

 

kfd

0.0112

0.0334

0.0155

0.0179

 

R2

0.9221

0.9734

0.9820

0.9903

Thermodynamic parameters

ΔH (kJ mol−1)

25.421

36.009

6.939

− 1.143

ΔS (J K−1mol−1)

109.71

149.52

52.64

23.73

ΔG (kJ mol−1)

298.15 K

− 7.288

− 8.569

− 8.756

− 8.219

308.15 K

− 8.385

− 10.064

− 9.282

− 8.456

318.15 K

− 9.482

− 11.559

− 9.809

− 8.635

328.15 K

− 10.579

− 13.054

− 10.335

− 8.930

Temperature range in which adsorption is spontaneous

> − 41.4 °C

> − 32.3 °C

> − 141.3 °C

All temperatures