qe |
Equilibrium adsorption
capacity |
C0 |
Concentration of the
adsorbate |
Ct |
Concentration of the dye at time
t
|
mMOF |
Loading ratio of the MOFs in the
adsorber |
V |
Volume of the dye solution |
\(\varphi_{i}\) |
Loading ratio of the MOFs in the
adsorber |
mi |
Total mass of the membrane
adsorber |
m0 |
Mass of the pristine PES
membrane |
k1 |
Adsorption rate constant of the
pseudo-first-order kinetic |
k2 |
Adsorption rate constant of the
pseudo-second-order kinetic |
kd |
Adsorption rate constant of the
inter-particle diffusion model |
SBET |
BET surface area |
Vt |
Total pore volume |
Vmeso |
Mesopore volume |
Vmicro |
Micropore volume |