Research Article

Hydrothermally Produced Activated Carbon Impregnated with ZnO for the Adsorptive Removal of Toxic Pharmaceutical Contaminants from Aqueous Solution

Table 3

Adsorption kinetics and nonlinear equations.

Kinetic modelEquationParametersReference

PFOM: PFOM rate constant (min−1)[39]

PSOM: PSOM rate constant (g mg−1·min−1)[40]

IPDM: IDPM rate constant (mg g−1·min−1)[41]
C: intercept reflecting the boundary layer thickness