Research Article

Application of Wasted Oolong Tea as a Biosorbent for the Adsorption of Methylene Blue

Table 2

Adsorption isotherm fittings for the MB adsorption onto wasted tea powder.

Temperature (K)LangmuirFreundlichDubinin–RadushkevichTemkin
Qexp (mg·g−1)Qmax (mg·g−1)KL (L·mg−1)R2nKF (L·mg−1)R2B (mol2·kJ−1)Qmax (mg·g−1)R2BT (J·mol−1)ATR2

288311.6312.50.0610.9994.6378.670.9673.811261.50.81557.812.740.991
298322.4333.30.0420.9994.1168.410.9766.633265.40.79152.351.330.988
308325.2333.30.0550.9994.3775.910.9743.496268.70.79556.812.060.988
318319.6322.60.0600.9994.6380.540.9632.881266.20.81962.812.880.994
333309.7312.50.0750.9994.9084.890.9452.349263.10.84070.784.120.988