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Table 1 Parameters for the Ni and Zn sorption kinetics on γ-Al2O3 in single- and binary-sorbate systems at pH 7.5

From: Competitive sorption of Ni and Zn at the aluminum oxide/water interface: an XAFS study

Sample

First second order

Pseudo second order

qe (mg−1 g−1)

k1 (mg−1 g−1 h−1)

R2

qe (mg−1 g−1)

k2 (mg−1 g−1 h−1)

R2

Ni in single-sorbate system

11.87

0.396

0.995

20.00

0.05

0.998

Ni in binary-sorbate system

13.21

0.258

0.981

22.22

0.06

0.994

Zn in single-sorbate system

4.81

0.230

0.880

22.73

0.97

1.000

Zn in binary-sorbate system

1.95

0.471

0.961

22.73

0.28

1.000