Short term mode (3-h contact time, pH = 1.5)

b

±0.002

Q

±0.2

R2

Total Cr

0.0061

48.5

0.999

Cr(VI)

0.0095

38.0

0.997

Long term mode (5-day contact time, pH = 1.5)

b

±0.002

Q

±0.2

R2

Total Cr

Nonlinear plot

Cr(VI)

0.034

64.5

0.997

Short term mode (3-h contact time, pH = 2.0)

b

±0.002

Q

±0.2

R2

Total Cr

0.066

42.0

0.999

Cr(VI)

0.047

48.5

0.994

Long term mode (5-day contact time, pH = 2.0)

b

±0.001

Q

±0.2

R2

Total Cr

0.0485

41.8

0.995

Cr(VI)

0.0522

64.9

0.978