Research Article

Adsorption of Phenol from Aqueous Solution Using Lantana camara, Forest Waste: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies

Table 12

The kinetic constants of first-order and second-order for adsorbent (HCl treated).

Conc. (mg/L) First-order kinetic Second-order kinetic
(mg/g) (min−1) (mg/g) (mg/g) (g/mg·min) (mg/g·min)

256.29339.787.33290.965746.8224.900.11580.99732
5012.488.521113.07850.972914.167.980.15940.99327
10024.6410.2033.1480.9539533.792.260.25800.99569
15036.569.948951.3940.9722646.301.650.35370.987
20047.899.32760.520.9647756.4451.500.47790.99053
25059.711.5173.90.954164.31.480.61190.9898