Research Article

Biosorption of Lanthanides from Aqueous Solutions Using Pretreated Buccinum tenuissimum Shell Biomass

Table 4

Coefficient of Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms for lanthanides using Buccinum tenuissimum shell biomass after heat treatment (480 , 6 hours).

Langmuir isothermFreundlich isotherm

La1920.2430.982 0.039557.20.2580.948
Ce2780.2340.972 0.041070.40.2920.956
Pr3030.2290.962 0.041871.50.3210.955
Nd3130.2250.956 0.042572.50.3280.954
Sm3450.2660.948 0.036278.40.3590.962
Eu3450.2480.947 0.038876.00.3640.963
Gd3030.2310.955 0.041575.00.2990.954
Tb3230.2210.961 0.043269.80.3540.968
Dy3230.1950.957 0.048866.30.3580.964
Ho2940.1780.961 0.053261.00.3460.960
Er2940.1710.963 0.055359.10.3550.964
Tm3030.1760.964 0.053959.00.3720.968
Yb3230.1810.960 0.052360.80.3950.974
Lu3330.1760.966 0.053662.40.3890.975