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Optimization by Using Response Surface Methodology of the Preparation from Plantain Spike of a Micro-/Mesoporous Activated Carbon Designed for Removal of Dyes in Aqueous Solution

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Response surface methodology based on central composite design was used as a tool to optimize the preparation of micro-/mesoporous activated carbon from plantain spike. The impact of three variables: activation temperature, activation time, and H3PO4 impregnation ratio, were evaluated on the iodine number and the methylene blue (MB) index according to the model-determined conditions. These three variables have been extensively studied using analysis of variance to assess their significance. Each response was described by a second-order regression equation showing good agreement between the predicted and the experimental data as the adjusted correlation coefficients were greater than 0.80. The multi-response optimized conditions have been set at the temperature of 480 °C, the activation time of 113 min, and the impregnation ratio of 3.34/1 (w/w). The activated carbon prepared in these conditions has a specific surface area of 896 m2/g with micro- and mesopore volumes of 34% and 66%, respectively. Water depollution capacity of this activated carbon evaluated by adsorption of MB and iodine was 206 mg/g and 927 mg/g, respectively.

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The authors thank the French Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire via Campus-France and the “Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie” for awarding the Ph.D scholarship to Bi Gouessé Henri Briton.

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  1. Laboratoire de Procédés Industriels de Synthèse, de L’Environnement et des Energies Nouvelles (LAPISEN), Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët Boigny (Côte d’Ivoire), BP 1093, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire

    Bi Gouessé Henri Briton & Benjamin Kouassi Yao

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Briton, B.G.H., Yao, B.K., Richardson, Y. et al. Optimization by Using Response Surface Methodology of the Preparation from Plantain Spike of a Micro-/Mesoporous Activated Carbon Designed for Removal of Dyes in Aqueous Solution. Arab J Sci Eng 45, 7231–7245 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04390-0

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