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Table 1

Kinetic equations and correlation coefficients of the representative organics at different temperatures

Organics	Temperature (°C)	Linear regression equation (C, mol/L; t, min)	Kinetic constant k (min⁻¹)	R²
Aniline	25	lnC = −0.0121·t − 0.5906	0.0121	0.996
	35	lnC = −0.0143·t − 0.6784	0.0143	0.994
	45	lnC = −0.0179·t − 0.7542	0.0179	0.992
	55	lnC = −0.0203·t − 0.7818	0.0203	0.994
Rhodamine B	25	lnC = −0.0094·t − 2.2862	0.0094	0.992
	35	lnC = −0.0119·t − 2.3732	0.0119	0.990
	45	lnC = −0.0163·t − 2.3869	0.0163	0.990
	55	lnC = −0.0185·t − 2.42811	0.0185	0.991
Potassium hydrogen phthalate	25	lnC = −0.0017·t − 1.8617	0.0017	0.992
	35	lnC = −0.0027·t − 1.8794	0.0027	0.998
	45	lnC = −0.0045·t − 1.9003	0.0450	0.993
	55	lnC = −0.00634·t − 1.8684	0.0063	0.998

Organics	Temperature (°C)	Linear regression equation (C, mol/L; t, min)	Kinetic constant k (min⁻¹)	R²
Aniline	25	lnC = −0.0121·t − 0.5906	0.0121	0.996
	35	lnC = −0.0143·t − 0.6784	0.0143	0.994
	45	lnC = −0.0179·t − 0.7542	0.0179	0.992
	55	lnC = −0.0203·t − 0.7818	0.0203	0.994
Rhodamine B	25	lnC = −0.0094·t − 2.2862	0.0094	0.992
	35	lnC = −0.0119·t − 2.3732	0.0119	0.990
	45	lnC = −0.0163·t − 2.3869	0.0163	0.990
	55	lnC = −0.0185·t − 2.42811	0.0185	0.991
Potassium hydrogen phthalate	25	lnC = −0.0017·t − 1.8617	0.0017	0.992
	35	lnC = −0.0027·t − 1.8794	0.0027	0.998
	45	lnC = −0.0045·t − 1.9003	0.0450	0.993
	55	lnC = −0.00634·t − 1.8684	0.0063	0.998