Research Article

Biosorption Study of Methylene Blue (MB) and Brilliant Red Remazol (BRR) by Coconut Dregs

Table 1

Anova (analysis of variance) for 2-level factorial of MB adsorption capacity.

SourceSum of squaresDfMean SquareF Valuep-value Prob > F

Model288.74648.1202191.82<0.0001Significant
A- contact time15.76115.760717.79<0.0001Significant
B-adsorbent dosage231.301231.30010534.57<0.0001Significant
C- initial Concentration25.49125.4901160.99<0.0001Significant
D-pH0.6610.66029.86<0.0001Significant
AB7.5117.510341.90<0.0001Significant
BC8.0318.030365.83<0.0001Significant
Curvature5.5115.510251.00<0.0001Significant
Residual0.59270.0222.260.0673Not significant
Lack of fit0.3190.035
Pure error0.28180.015
Cor total294.8534
Std. Dev.0.1482R-squared0.9980
Mean3.8483Adj R-Squared0.9975
C.V. %3.8504Pred R-Squared0.9966
PRESS0.9714Adeq precision124.9529