Research Article

Fe3O4/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite: Synthesis and Its Application for Toxic Metal Ion Removal

Table 1

Adsorption kinetic parameters for As(V) adsorption on the Fe3O4/rGO composite.

(mgL−1)Pseudo-first-order kineticsPseudo-second-order kinetics
(min−1) (mg⋅g−1) (g⋅mg−1⋅min−1) (mg⋅g−1) (mg⋅g−1)

13.100.011210.840.95390.001716.7715.970.9841
23.500.009916.360.97060.001125.2824.400.9831
34.600.015621.070.89690.001132.6530.900.9866
50.700.016035.560.98830.000843.2939.610.9936
75.800.020642.770.96390.000553.3044.230.9896