Factorial design analysis for adsorption of dye on activated carbon beads incorporated with calcium alginate

Gurusamy Annadurai, Ruey Shin Juang*, Duu Jong Lee

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Batch adsorption equilibrium of the dye Rhodamine 6G, using activated carbon beads incorporated with calcium alginate (ACCA beads), was studied. The effects of several factors governing the adsorption process, such as dye concentration (100-300 mg/l), pH (7-9), and temperature (30-60°C), on percent of adsorption were investigated at a fixed dosage of ACCA beads (1 g/l). High percentages of adsorption of Rhodamine 6G were obtained using ACCA beads. Based on the analysis of variance and the factorial design of experiments, dye concentration was the most significant factor under the experimental ranges examined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)191-198
Number of pages8
JournalAdvances in Environmental Research
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Calcium alginate
  • Dye adsorption
  • Factorial design of experiments
  • Incorporation

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