Research Article

Eco-Friendly Detoxification of Congo Red Dye from Water by Citric Acid Activated Bioadsorbents Consisting of Watermelon and Water Chestnuts Peels Collected from Indigenous Resources

Table 4

Nonlinear comparative study of kinetic parameters for detoxification of CGR.

Kinetic adsorption nonlinear parametersCGR on CPWMCGR on PWMCGR on CPWCCGR on PWC

Pseudo first order
0.990.990.990.99
(mg.g-1) (exp.)0.6880.5130.6240.438
(mg.g-1) (cal.)0.6130.4170.4280.356
(per min.)0.3530.0780.08020.160
RMSE0.00140.00120.00140.0014
0.8231.4220.8171.76
Pseudo second order
0.990.990.990.99
(g. mg-1.Min-1)0.0710.0380.0510.036
(mg.g-1) (exp.)0.6880.5130.6240.438
(mg.g-1) (cal.)0.8440.4520.6050.427
RMSE1.3910.0030.0040.006
-0.00020.9110.2280.184