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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Response surface modeling and optimization of chromium(VI) removal from aqueous solution using Tamarind wood activated carbon in batch process
Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 172, No. 2-3, Year 2009
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The present paper discusses response surface methodology (RSM) as an efficient approach for predictive model building and optimization of chromium adsorption on developed activated carbon. In this work the application of RSM is presented for optimizing the removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqua solutions using activated carbon as adsorbent. All experiments were performed according to statistical designs in order to develop the predictive regression models used for optimization. The optimization of adsorption of chromium on activated carbon was carried out to ensure a high adsorption efficiency at low adsorbent dose and high initial concentration of Cr(VI). While the goal of adsorption of chromium optimization was to improve adsorption conditions in batch process, i.e., to minimize the adsorbent dose and to increase the initial concentration of Cr(VI). In the adsorption experiments a laboratory developed Tamarind wood activated carbon made of chemical activation (zinc chloride) was used. A 24 full factorial central composite design experimental design was employed. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed a high coefficient of determination value (R2 = 0.928) and satisfactory prediction second-order regression model was derived. Maximum chromium removal efficiency was predicted and experimentally validated. The optimum adsorbent dose, temperature, initial concentration of Cr(VI) and initial pH of the Cr(VI) solution were found to be 4.3 g/l, 32 °C, 20.15 mg/l and 5.41 respectively. Under optimal value of process parameters, high removal (>89%) was obtained for Cr(VI). © 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sahu, J. N.
India, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Acharya, Jyotikusum
India, Bhopal
Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
Meikap, Bhim Charan
India, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal School of Chemical Engineering
Statistics
Citations: 320
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.075
ISSN:
03043894
Research Areas
Environmental