Research Article

The Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics Studies of the Sorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution Using Pulverized Raw Macadamia Nut Shells

Table 3

Equilibrium model plot constant for the sorption of MB onto MNS.

Equilibrium modelsTemperature
303 K313 K323 K

Langmuir
 qmax (mgg−1)25.7726.8127.86
 B (l mg−1)0.280.330.43
R20.930.910.84
RL0.050.040.03

Freundlich
Kf (mg g−1) (mg−1)1/n)1.141.111.10
 1/n0.1970.1920.176
R20.850.860.82

Temkin
KT (mol g−1)94.3421.837.70
bT (mol kJ−1)2.793.7521.83
R20.730.870.88