Adsorptive removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution over powdered activated carbon: Optimisation through response surface methodology

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 135-143

  Anupam, Kumar ^a,b   Dutta, Suman ^b,c   Bhattacharjee, Chiranjib ^c   Datta, Siddhartha ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management   (India)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chromium (VI); Optimisation; Pareto analysis; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ADSORBATE CONCENTRATION; ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION TIME; ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL; CENTRAL COMPOSITE ROTATABLE DESIGN; CONTACT TIME; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; KINETIC MODELS; LIQUID PHASE; MAIN PROCESS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMISATIONS; OPTIMUM PH; PARETO ANALYSIS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SECOND-ORDER REGRESSION MODEL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DYES; ISOTHERMS; KINETIC THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 81155159723     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.049     Document Type: Article

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