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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 12, No. 4, 2015, pp. 1295-1302
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Bioline Code: st15119
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2015, pp. 1295-1302
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Application of response surface methodology (RSM) for optimization of color removal from POME by granular activated carbon
Alkhatib, M.F.; Mamun, A.A. & Akbar, I.
Abstract
Color is one of the major remaining contaminants
in the palm oil mill effluent (POME) following the
conventional treatment of POME. The removal of color
from POME using adsorption on activated carbon was
investigated. The adsorption experimental design was
performed using the standard response surface method
(RSM) design that is central composite design to determine
the optimum process variables for color removal by using
the Design-Expert software (version 7.0. Stat-Ease, trial
version). Besides obtaining optimum values, RSM also has
the advantage of studying the interaction between various
experimental parameters compared to one-factor-at-a-time.
The equilibrium experimental data were analyzed by
Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The statistical analysis
showed that the quadratic model as well as the model
terms was significant. The model had very low probability
value (0.0003). The R2 for the model was 0.9184 and the
adjusted R2 was 0.8380. The validation of the model
showed experimental value and predicted value of 0.124
and 0.106, respectively. The optimum conditions suggested
by the model for the process variable were 87.9 min, 4.05
and 7.86 g, for time, pH and granular activated carbon
dose, respectively. The maximum removal obtained at
these conditions was 89.95 %. The adsorption isotherm
data were fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm compared to
Freundlich isotherm with R2 value of 0.850 for the former
and 0.273 for the later.
Keywords
Activated carbon; Adsorption; Palm oil mill effluent; Color; Central composite design; Response surface method
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