Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics of Gardenia Blue on TiO_𝟐 Photoelectrode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 2

Kinetic parameters of Gardenia blue on TiO₂ thin film.

Temperature (K)	𝑞cal; (mg/g)	Pseudo-first-order		𝑞cal; (mg/g)	Pseudo-second-order		𝑞eq; (mg/g)
		𝑘1  × 10^−2; (min^−1)	𝑅^2		𝑘2  × 10^−4; (g/mg min)	𝑅^2
288	283.8	2.251	0.989	291.1	1.748	0.999	293.3
298	331.1	2.128	0.994	359.8	1.461	0.998	353.1
308	399.9	2.241	0.997	416.3	1.381	0.999	411.5