Research Article

Adsorbability Enhancement of Macroporous Resin by Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Treatment to Phenol in Water

Table 5

Effect of air flow rate on adsorption kinetic parameters of virgin and DBD treated resins.

SampleExp  (mg/g)Lagergren first-orderPseudo-second-order
 (1/h) (mg/g) (g/mg/h) (mg/g)

Untreated112.40.510102.30.9230.002348117.20.984
0.4 L/min111.40.454101.70.9370.002592115.60.985
0.8 L/min145.80.430134.50.8770.005135147.10.997
1.2 L/min156.50.410144.90.9840.004462157.80.997
1.6 L/min127.10.387117.40.9310.002796130.50.987