Research Article

Valorization of Oued Sebou Natural Sediments (Fez-Morocco Area) as Adsorbent of Methylene Blue Dye: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study

Table 1

Pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order parameters for adsorption of methylene blue ions onto sediments at different concentrations.

Pseudo-first-orderPseudo-second-order
MB concentration (mg·L-1)qe, experimental (mg·g−1)k1 (min−1)qe, calculated (mg·g−1)R2k2 (g·mg−1 min−1)qe calculated (mg·g−1)R2

104.902.7.10−33.780.9675.10–45.840.997
209.419.2.10−33.250.9916.9.10−411.070.994
3013.372.9.10−22.130.9982.2.10−416.390.986
4016.404.9.10−21.390.751.1.10−420.380.996
5019.706.4.10−24.010.9475.10–526.450.991