Research Article

Synthesis and Characterization of Fe3O4-Bentonite Nanocomposite Adsorbent for Cr(VI) Removal from Water Solution

Table 9

Parameters of kinetic models for Cr(VI) ion adsorption onto the nanocomposite adsorbent (BMNC).

Kinetic modelParametersValues

Pseudo-first orderqe (cal., mg/L)29.2
qe (exp., mg/L)1.1
K 10.029
R20.859
qe (cal., mg/L)29.2
Pseudo-second orderqe (exp., mg/L)33.7
K 20.001
R20.991
Intraparticle diffusionK d (mg/g.min0.5)1.72
C (mg/g)10.2