Research Article

Determination of Important Parameters in Affecting the Uptake of Reactive Black 5 by Chitosan Beads through Statistical Approach

Table 1

Comparison between pseudo-first-order kinetic model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

Initial RB5 concentration (mg/L) (mg/g)Pseudo-first-order kinetic modelPseudo-second-order kinetic model
(mg/g) (×10−3 1/min) (mg/g) (×10−3 g/mg min) (mg/g min)

256.224.4111.520.9906.071.290.050.999
506.515.079.900.9976.741.910.090.996
1007.225.9718.190.9857.924.650.300.998