Research Article
α and γ Alumina Spheres for Azo Dye (Allura Red) Removal from Aqueous Media
Table 1
Kinetic parameters from the PFO, PSO, ID, and ELOV models applied to the adsorption process of R40 on the
γ-Alu spheres at
=10, 50, and 100 mg/L.
| Kinetic model | =10 mg/L | R40 removal =81.9793 ± 0.4782% | Parameters | PFO | (mg/g) | 8.1979 | (h-1) | 0.0177 | | 0.9818 | PSO | (g/mgh) | 21.2427 | | 0.9699 | ID | (mg/g/min) | 0.6146 | | 0.9966 | ELOV | | 0.6268 | | 0.1662 | | 0.9952 |
| Kinetic model | = 50 mg/L | R40 removal =27.1959 ± 0.5776% | Parameters | PFO | (mg/g) | 13.5980 | (h-1) | 0.0166 | | 0.9830 | PSO | (g/mgh) | 76.5649 | | 0.9409 | ID | (mg/g/min) | 1.0129 | | 0.9913 | ELOV | | 0.9393 | | 0.0943 | | 0.9944 |
| Kinetic model | =100 mg/L | R40 removal =18.9865 ± 4.9235% | Parameters | PFO | (mg/g) | 18.9865 | (h-1) | 0.0223 | | 0.9045 | PSO | (g/mgh) | 433.017 | | 0.9357 | ID | (mg/g/min) | 1.5623 | | 0.9483 | ELOV | | 2.6635 | | 0.0879 | | 0.9396 |
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