Removal of chromium hexavalent (Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using activated carbon prepared from Prosopis Juliflora Plant and find the optimal operating condition for adsorption process.
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2015-02
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Addis Ababa University
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In the present study adsorption of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solution by activated carbon
prepared from Prosopis Juliflora plant was investigated under batch mode. The removal of
hexavalent chromium was optimized by using response surface methodology. The influence of
various process parameters such as initial chromium (VI) concentration, solution pH, sorbent
dose and contact time on the removal process were investigated. A total of 30 sorption
experimental runs were carried out employing the detailed conditions designed by response
surface methodology based on the Central Composite Design. The analysis of variance
(ANOVA) depicted that the quadratic model was suitable for the responses. Contour and
response surface plots were used to determine the interaction effects of main factors and
optimum conditions of process, respectively. From the experimental result, maximum chromium
(VI) removal of 99.23 % was obtained at the optimum condition of initial chromium (VI)
concentration (80 mg/L), pH (1.5), adsorbent dose (10g/L) and contact time (106.79 min). The
experimental removal efficiency (99.23 %) agreed very well with the predicted one (99.27 %),
indicating the suitability of the model employed and the success of response surface methodology
in optimizing the conditions of the removal of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solution.
Keywords: Response surface methodology; Prosopis Juliflora; adsorption; ANOVA; Contour
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Response surface methodology, Prosopis Juliflora, Adsorption, ANOVA, Contour