Adsorptive Separation Studies of -Carotene from Methyl Ester Using Mesoporous Carbon Coated Monolith

Table 4

Intraparticle diffusion parameters for 𝛽-carotene adsorption on MCCM.

Temp. (^°C)	Conc. (mg/L)	𝑞𝑒,exp. (mg/g)	𝑘id,1 (mg/g-min^1/2)	𝑅^2	𝑘id,2 (mg/g-min^1/2)	𝑅^2
50	50	3.099	0.2448	0.9505	0.0675	0.9160
50	250	5.969	0.3542	0.9439	0.0706	0.8241
50	500	10.775	0.7540	0.9445	0.1133	0.9537
30	500	8.218	1.0631	0.9490	0.1239	0.9204
40	500	9.615	0.8993	0.9372	0.1190	0.9530