Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue and Crystal Violet onto Micro-Mesoporous Zr3O/Activated Carbon Composite: A Joint Experimental and Statistical Modeling Considerations
Table 2
Kinetic models used to fit the experimental data.
Kinetic models
Equation
Description
Pseudo-first order
ln (Qe − Qt) = log (Qe) − K1t/2.303
Qt = uptake at time t; Qe = uptake at equilibrium; K1 = rate constant