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Fig.3. Breakthrough curves <strong>of</strong> isoproturon removal by granular activated carbonpacked columns using Thomas model <strong>of</strong> a) different initial concentrations (bedweight = 0.2 g, initial, flow rate = 1.0 mL.min -1 ), b) different flow rates (bed weight= 0.2 g, initial isoproturon conc. = 100.0 µg.L -1 ).<strong>The</strong> Yoon-Nelson Model<strong>The</strong> values <strong>of</strong> k YN and were determined by not linearized expression <strong>of</strong> Eq (2).<strong>The</strong>se values are listed in Table 6.Table 6. Predicted parameters for Yoon-Nelson model and model deviations forisoproturon adsorption on activated carbon.C 0 (g.L -1 )Q (mL.min -1 )Z(cm)K YN (h -1 ) exp(h) cal(h)MPSDSE50 1.0 2.0 0.005 620.14 677.92 60.03 7.86150 1.0 2.0 0.008 306.50 261.98 31.33 8.90100 2.0 2.0 0.011 405.11 421.90 139.17 2.35100 3.0 2.0 0.009 260.50 230.59 40.87 5.13<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>347

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