Research Article

Removal of Pb(II) from Aqueous Solutions with Manganese Oxide-Modified Diatomite

Table 3

Pb(II) adsorption kinetic parameters on Mn/diatomite at different adsorption temperatures.

Temperature (K) (mg g-1)Pseudo-first-orderPseudo-second-order
(min-1) (mg g-1)RMSE (g mg-1 min-1) (mg g-1)RMSE

30352.40.134749.82.0030.005252.40.577
31361.80.146158.92.8100.004762.11.112
32367.50.338666.00.8600.028366.70.517
32871.80.252769.71.6780.011571.40.777
33374.50.331972.61.4120.020073.70.907
33874.80.334573.30.9940.023774.20.536