Research Article

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

Table 3

Adsorption kinetic parameters for Pb(II) 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)

20.000.030013.310.98960.002518.1515.630.9976
40.000.038516.150.98050.004427.5226.030.9997
60.000.036020.510.96910.004033.7033.030.9910
80.000.031820.390.98050.004437.9838.330.9932
100.000.029620.130.99140.004742.3443.140.9966