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Table 4 Response surface methodology for adsorption analyses

From: Adsorption of chromium from electroplating wastewater using activated carbon developed from water hyacinth

Run

pH

Adsorbent dose(g/mL)

Contact- time(min)

Removal efficiency (%)

Adsorption capacity(g/mg)

1

5

0.5

30

21.9

4.38

2

8

0.5

30

15.6

3.12

3

8

1.5

30

44.5

2.97

4

8

1

30

33.6

3.36

5

2

1.5

30

69.6

4.64

6

2

0.5

30

22.4

4.48

7

2

0.5

75

42.5

8.5

8

2

1.5

75

87.5

5.83

9

5

0.5

75

34.9

6.98

10

5

1.5

75

77.7

5.18

11

8

1

75

49.2

4.92

12

8

1.5

75

52.5

3.5

13

5

1

75

70.4

7.04

14

2

0.5

120

44.1

8.82

15

8

1.5

120

75.9

5.06

16

8

1

120

68.5

6.85

17

5

1

120

82.5

8.25

18

5

1.5

120

88.6

5.87

19

2

1.5

120

90.4

6.03

20

8

0.5

120

43.9

8.78