Research Article

Phenol Red Adsorption from Aqueous Solution on the Modified Bentonite

Table 2

Parameters of pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic model of phenol red adsorption by CB, AlCB, and FeCB at different temperatures.

AdsorbentsT (K)qe (experimental) (mg·g−1)First-order kinetic modelSecond-order kinetic model
k1 (min−1)qe (cal) (mg·g−1)R2k2 (g·mg−1·min−1)qe (cal) (mg·g−1)R2

CB293112.530.062112.620.9940.778. 10−3132.860.999
303114.380.082136.320.9870.925.10−3140.860.997
313114.650.07367.970.9451.043.10−3142.860.997
323115.540.04552.610.9401.524. 10−3125.000.999

AlCB293105.390.03567.830.9960.730.10−3125.000.998
303105.650.03461.190.9641.09. 10−3110.120.997
313105.690.03337.980.9071.93. 10−3111.100.999
323107.340.04739.690.8442.53. 10−3111.500.999

FeCB29366.200.02917.010.9684.10.10−370.200.998
30366.790.03316.440.9545.00.10−371.230.999
31367.610.03514.560.8826.53.10−371.430.998