Research Article

Nanosized Spinel Ferrites Synthesized by Sol-Gel Autocombustion for Optimized Removal of Azo Dye from Aqueous Solution

Table 4

Isotherm parameters for Congo-Red adsorption onto spinel ferrites.

IsothermAdsorbent: CoFe2O4Adsorbent: NiFe2O4
= 293 K = 333 K = 293 K = 333 K

Freundlich
  
ARE = 3.21ARE = 4.71ARE = 2.79ARE = 3.30
Langmuir
(L/mg)
(mg/g)ARE = 11.72ARE = 10.43ARE = 12.10ARE = 9.97
D-R
(g/g)
(mol2 kJ−2)
(kJ mol−1)ARE = 4.78ARE = 5.51ARE = 4.05ARE = 3.69