Research Article

Benzene Removal by Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Decorated Carbon Nanotubes

Table 2

Isotherm models parameters for benzene adsorbed on raw and iron oxide nanoparticles impregnated CNTs (pH: 6, temperature: 298 K, and initial concentration: 1–200 mg/L).

ModelParameters⁢Adsorbents
Raw CNTsCNTs − iron oxide

Langmuir (L/mg)0.00310.0014
(mg/g)517.27987.58
0.9920.994
0.9690.986

Freundlich (L/mg)3.0271.926
1.2641.119
0.9890.993

Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R) (mg/g)207.21248.45
(mole2/kJ2)671.451136.23
(kJ/mole)0.0270.021
0.9930.994