Theoretical Model pH
6.0 7.0 8.0
Langmuir      
Kd (µmol L−1) 0.2071 0.5264 0.2751
qm(mg/mg gel) 211.138 165.2006 274.4003
Freundlich      
K (10-3L/mg gel) 163.5 165.2 176.2
η 3.1062 2.4821 2.6207
Temkin      
KT(L moL−1) 40.0969 15.6483 22.5191
qT(mg/mg gel) 40.495 60.9088 57.9874
Langmuir-Freundlich      
K*d(mM) 0.1552 0.0794 0.2785
qm(mg/g gel) 203.1 196.2 242.2
η 1.1192 1.7007 0.9955
a 20mmol L−1 HEPES, pH 6.0-8.0, 200mmol L−1 NaCl, 30°C.
Table 2: Parameters of adsorption equilibrium for whey lactoferrin on IDA-Cu2+-cryogel at different pH values a