Validation of defluoridation method with “acacia arabica” plant byproduct through 2n factorial experimentation-A statistical approach.
Loading...
Date
2010-11
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Adsorption is one of the most efficient physicochemical processes known to
remove fluoride from drinking water. Activated carbon adsorption is conventionally the most
used material for this purpose. The aim of this study was to know the variables that influence the
adsorption process of fluoride ion from aqueous media, so as to optimize the operating
conditions. Factorial experimentation within a certain domain was used to determine the
influence level of several parameters, such as initial pH of the solution, particle size, adsorbent’s
concentration agitation time and their interactions. A statistical analysis of the results showed
that within the selected domain all the parameters have influence at a significance level of 1%
excepting initial pH that only has influence at a significance level of 5 %. Some of the possible
interactions between these parameters also have significant influence on the adsorption process
especially first order ones, including significance levels of 5 and 1%. This means then that
optimization of operating conditions water treatment using the studied adsorption technique will
not imply additional costs. This emphasizes the importance of Acacia arabica fruit carbon as an
alternative to activated carbon.
Description
Keywords
Acacia arabica fruits, Activated carbon, factorial design, statistical analysis
Citation
Kishore Medikondu, Hanumantharao Y. Validation of defluoridation method with “acacia arabica” plant byproduct through 2n factorial experimentation-A statistical approach. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2010 Nov-Dec; 1(3): 1230-1235.