Research Article

Optimized Removal of Hydroquinone and Resorcinol by Activated Carbon Based on Shea Residue (Vitellaria paradoxa): Thermodynamics, Adsorption Mechanism, Nonlinear Kinetics, and Isotherms

Table 11

Thermodynamics parameters of the adsorption of HQ and R.

Temperature (K)HQR
(kJ/mol) (kJ/mol) (J/mol.K) (kJ/mol) (kJ/mol) (J/mol.K)

303−15.8715.99271.59−15.7194.44766.54
313−16.446−16.342
323−17.080−17.079
333−17.85717.691
343−18.56518.364