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Solid Phase Extraction of Inorganic Mercury Using 5-Phenylazo-8-hydroxyquinoline and Determination by Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Natural Water Samples

Table 3

Adsorption kinetics of metals in multielement mixture at pH = 4.

MetalFirst-order rate constantsSecond-order rate constantIntraparticular diffusion
(theor) (mmol g−1) (min−1) (mmol/g−1)
(g mmol−1 min−1)

Co0,001460,002300,95330,002553,2830,991119,610,000040,9427
V0,000070,002990,88430,00390137,89611,860,0000030,4423
Cu0,000040,004840,83180,00315420,29010,760,0000010,6093
Zn0,000330,005530,95410,0009641,4470,999825,040,0000090,6659
Ni0,001610,003450,95520,002674,1690,998789,830,000040,7309
Fe0,001930,001610,75710,003502,3020,9993124,090,0000080,3698
Hg0,000240,006680,74520,0010068,5960,999814,520,0000090,4446