Process optimization for Cr(VI) adsorption onto activated carbons by experimental design

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-218

  Özdemir, Ercan ^a   Duranoĝlu, Dilek ^b   Beker, Ülker ^b   Avci, Asli Özge ^b  

^a GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Box Behnken Response Surface Methodology; Chromium removal; Experimental design; Process optimization

Indexed keywords

APRICOT STONE; BOX-BEHNKEN; BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN; CARBON SURFACE; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CR ADSORPTIONS; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; ENTHALPY CHANGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL SOLUTION; KINETIC STUDY; MICROPOROUS ACTIVATED CARBONS; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; OPTIMUM COMBINATION; OPTIMUM PH; PHOSPHORIC ACID ACTIVATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER RATE EQUATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SECOND ORDERS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; THREE-LEVEL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROCESS CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS;

CHROMIUM;

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 79960972735     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.091     Document Type: Article

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