Research Article

Removal of Zn (II) and Cu (II) Ions from Industrial Wastewaters Using Magnetic Biochar Derived from Water Hyacinth

Table 2

Langmuir and Freundlich constants for the metal ions adsorption on Fe2O3-EC.

AdsorbentAdsorbateLangmuirFreundlich

R2nR2
(mg g−1)(L mg−1)(mg g−1)

Fe2O3-ECCu2+3.535.9160.9983.311.690.987
Zn2+9.420.3140.9953.851.120.907

ECCu2+2.066.830.9802.581.990.978
Zn2+5.995.710.9925.891.530.966