Research Article

Kinetic Model for pH Variation Resulted from Interaction of Aqueous Solution Contaminated with Nickel Ions and Cement Kiln Dust

Table 3

Simulation of predominant mechanisms by different kinetic models.

MechanismName of modelParameterCo (mg/L)
200400

Precipitation-sorptionFirst orderqc17.0326.19
k10.2150.141
R20.4600.620
SSE13.998.92
nth orderqc21.28032.436
kn6.931 ∗ 10−61.883 ∗ 10−6
N5.3974.967
R20.9610.854
SSE0.2712.067

SorptionFirst orderqc11.1210.11
k10.3470.055
R20.3700.854
SSE0.1604.040
nth orderqc12.52015.67
kn202 ∗ 10−66 ∗ 10−6
n8.3204.489
R20.9730.974
SSE0.0070.595

PrecipitationAvramiqc16.86011.377
k10.1660.319
a1.6060.197
R20.9690.964
SSE0.0920.132