Research Article

Adsorption of 17α-Ethinyl Estradiol and Bisphenol A to Graphene-Based Materials: Effects of Configuration of Adsorbates and the Presence of Cationic Surfactant

Table 2

Summary of adsorption parameters [Freundlich model coefficients ( and ) and distribution coefficients ()] obtained from adsorption results.

AdsorbateAdsorbentBackgroundFreundlich modelLangmuir model (L kg-1)
(mmol1-nLn kg-1)aa (mmol kg-1)aa

EE2GOBuffer0.9580.9443.65-4.38
CTAB0.9980.9974.86-5.42
RGO_1Buffer0.9920.9844.21-5.31
CTAB0.9970.9974.79-5.43
RGO_2Buffer0.9870.9985.64-6.33
CTAB0.9600.9614.66-5.23
CGBuffer0.9730.9184.67-7.15
CTAB0.9960.9604.54-6.44

BPAGOBuffer0.9850.9843.08-3.49
CTAB0.9980.9974.83-5.52
RGO_1Buffer0.9970.9983.27-3.77
CTAB0.9950.9944.74-5.56
RGO_2Buffer0.9950.9943.99-4.27
CTAB0.9980.9984.50-4.93
CGBuffer0.9910.9504.18-5.45
CTAB0.9990.9894.46-5.47

aValues after “±” sign indicate relative standard deviation.