Sorption of Pyrene by Clay Minerals Coated with Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) from Landfill Leachate

Table 2

The coefficients of the kinetic models for sorption of pyrene at 298 K.

Sample	Elovich	Pseudo-first-order			Pseudo-second-order			Experimental
						×  10^3
CMT	0.152	38.63	1.32	0.98	38.69	4.18	0.99	38.96
MT	0.929	21.76	0.61	0.97	22.01	25.97	0.98	22.18
CKL	0.792	44.56	0.85	0.99	44.72	7.04	0.99	44.99
KL	0.774	41.95	1.01	0.98	42.01	4.86	0.99	42.00

Note. The units of and are, respectively, min⁻¹ and g·μg⁻¹min⁻¹.