Research Article
Removal of Acid Red 88 Using Activated Carbon Produced from Pomelo Peels by KOH Activation: Orthogonal Experiment, Isotherm, and Kinetic Studies
Table 2
Results of the orthogonal experiment.
| Runs | A | B | C | AR88 adsorption (mg/g) |
| 1 | 650 | 90 | 1.0 : 1 | 379.21 | 2 | 650 | 120 | 1.5 : 1 | 438.21 | 3 | 650 | 150 | 2.0 : 1 | 451.74 | 4 | 650 | 180 | 2.5 : 1 | 498.93 | 5 | 700 | 90 | 1.5 : 1 | 454.88 | 6 | 700 | 120 | 2.0 : 1 | 695.09 | 7 | 700 | 150 | 2.5 : 1 | 706.37 | 8 | 700 | 180 | 1.0 : 1 | 639.03 | 9 | 750 | 90 | 2.0 : 1 | 923.49 | 10 | 750 | 120 | 2.5 : 1 | 978.40 | 11 | 750 | 150 | 1.0 : 1 | 732.67 | 12 | 750 | 180 | 1.5 : 1 | 857.03 | 13 | 800 | 90 | 2.5 : 1 | 1473.59 | 14 | 800 | 120 | 1.0 : 1 | 720.40 | 15 | 800 | 150 | 1.5 : 1 | 765.39 | 16 | 800 | 180 | 2.0 : 1 | 575.22 |
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