Research Article
Biosorption of Pb(II) Ions by Klebsiella sp. 3S1 Isolated from a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Kinetics and Mechanisms Studies
Table 2
Kinetic models tested.
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: biosorption capacity (mg/g) at time , according to (1). : biosorption capacity (mg/g) at equilibrium. : pseudo-first-order kinetic rate constant (min−1). : pseudo-second-order kinetic rate constant (g·mg−1·min−1). : Elovich constant (mg·g−1·min−1). : Elovich constant (g·mg−1). : intraparticle diffusion rate constant in the bacterium (mg·g−1·min−1/2). |