Research Article

Removal of Zinc from Aqueous Solution by Optimized Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches Biochar as Low Cost Adsorbent

Table 4

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for response surface quadratic model for adsorption capacity of OPEFB biochar.

Source of dataSum of squaresDegree of freedom (DF)Mean square-value value
Prob >
Comment

Model84.4799.3952.95<0.0001Significant
33.42133.42188.57<0.0001
5.8715.8733.140.0002
11.01111.0162.09<0.0001
0.0910.090.50.4967
0.6310.633.540.0894
0.0110.010.060.8189
18.2118.2102.69<0.0001
4.5514.5525.650.0005
16.42116.4292.62<0.0001
Residual1.77100.18
Lack of fit1.4650.294.650.0585Not significant
Pure error0.3150.06