Research Article

An Effective Biomass for the Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye and Treatment of River Water

Table 4

Kinetic parameters for the removal of methylene blue on Neolamarckia cadamba leaves.

Kinetic modelParametersValues

Pseudo-first-order (mg g-)1.169
(mg g-1)11.167
(min-1)0.0283
0.9765

Pseudo-second-order (mg g-)11.21
(mg g-1)11.167
(g mg-1 min-1)1
0.0859

Intraparticle diffusion model0.03
10.094
0.8605

Elovich model9.48
0.3414
0.9748