Table 2. Cr(VI) adsorption kinetic parameters of Alg/PKL beads

C0 (mg/L) Pseudo-first order Pseudo-second order
k1 (h–1) qe (mg/g) R2 k2 (g/mg/h) qe (mg/g) R2
1,000 1.66 228.54 0.957 2.29×10–3 436.68 0.998
Alg: alginate, PKL: polyethyleneimine-grafted lignin.