Optimization of chromium(VI) sorption potential using developed activated carbon from sugarcane bagasse with chemical activation by zinc chloride

Desalination

Volumn 275, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 276-284

  Cronje, K J ^a   Chetty, K ^a   Carsky, M ^a   Sahu, J N ^c   Meikap, B C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Chromium(VI); Optimization; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSE; BATCH PROCESS; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; FULL FACTORIAL; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL PH; OPTIMAL VALUES; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SATISFACTORY PREDICTIONS; SECOND-ORDER REGRESSION MODEL; SORPTION POTENTIAL; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BAGASSE; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; OPTIMIZATION; SORPTION; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

EID: 79958057467     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.03.019     Document Type: Article

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