Research Article

Enhanced Ciprofloxacin Removal from Aqueous Solution Using a Chemically Modified Biochar Derived from Bamboo Sawdust: Adsorption Process Optimization with Response Surface Methodology

Table 4

Kinetic models and values of their parameters.

Pseudo-first-order modelPseudo-second-order
(min-1) (mg g-1) (mg g-1)R2 (g mg-1 min-1) (mg g-1) (mg g-1)
0.0507239.605.0290.8130.01139.6040.3870.994
Intraparticle modelElovich
(mg g-1 min-1/2) (mg g-1 min-1) (g mg-1)2
3.2728311.8940.6400.12115.9040.859

Note: : calculated adsorbent capacity; : experimental adsorbent capacity.