Research Article

Pumice Characteristics and Their Utilization on the Synthesis of Mesoporous Minerals and on the Removal of Heavy Metals

Table 4

Kinetic parameters of sorption for the metal ions onto zeolite at 25°C.

MetalPseudo-first-orderPseudo-second-order
(mg/g) (mg/g) (min−1) (mg/g) (g/mg min)

Co+261.6010.06−0.37050.835761.950.23260.9999
Cu+275.5010.24−0.64580.817077.570.11230.9994
Fe+276.5016.76−0.59540.765180.050.02740.9999
Cd+297.8035.45−0.74520.833798.320.26501