Table 7 Values of parameters obtained from Thomas model, Yoon–Nelson model and Adam–Bohart model
From: Locally available agroresidues as potential sorbents: modelling, column studies and scale-up
Column studies parameters | Thomas | Yoon–Nelson | Adam–Bohart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bed height (cm) | Flow rate (ml min−1) | KTh (ml min−1 mg−1) | q0 (mg g−1) | KYN (min−1) | \(\tau\) (min) | kAB (L mg−1 min−1) | N0 (mg l−1) |
5.7 | 1.5 | 0.00038 | 28.93 | 0.0376 | 195.09 | 0.000324 | 7249.892 |
10.5 | 1.8 | 0.00027 | 19.44 | 0.0276 | 252.09 | 0.000199 | 6909.366 |