Research Article

Magnetite Functionalized Nigella Sativa Seeds for the Uptake of Chromium(VI) and Lead(II) Ions from Synthetic Wastewater

Table 3

Kinetic models and their parameters.

ModelsFNSPNS
Pb(II)Cr(VI)Pb(II)Cr(VI)

PFO (mgg-1)35.208.6430.9814.15
(m-1)0.100.170.070.96
0.99790.99380.99470.9976
PSO (mgg-1)33.2418.3223.7120.67
(gmg−1 min−1)0.03770.13700.04190.0743
0.90240.84810.74150.8969
IPD15.484.1113.099.06
(g g-1 min0.5)1.77160.42022.34750.6298
0.9170.7190.9410.876
EPA%59.0053.9262.9842.48
ESA%41.0046.0837.0257.52
Experimental () (mgg-1)37.768.9235.3615.75

EPA: estimated pore sorption; ESA: estimated surface sorption.