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Advances in Water Treatment and Enviromental Management

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186 WATER TREATMENTwhere q e = mass of THM adsorbed per unit mass of adsorbent at equilibrium(g g-1 )C e = concentration of THM <strong>in</strong> the bulk solution at equilibrium (µg -1)Kp = Freundlich constant= Freundlich constant (dimensionless)Tak<strong>in</strong>g logs of equation (1) yields:(2)Therefore a plot of log q e versus log C e over a range of concentrations should yield astraight l<strong>in</strong>e whose <strong>in</strong>tercept <strong>and</strong> slope give values for K F <strong>and</strong> respectively. Such aFig 2 IsothermCHCL3/Silicalite SystemFig 3 Freundlich PlotCHCL3/Silicalite System

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