Research Article

Mesoporous Carbon from Optimized Date Stone Hydrochar by Catalytic Hydrothermal Carbonization Using Response Surface Methodology: Application to Dyes Adsorption

Table 1

Factors and their levels of the central composite design (CCD).

Variable nameCode−1.68 (−α)+1.68 (+α)Coded lowCoded highMeanStd. deviation

A = temperature (°C)X1166.36233−1 ↔ 180.00+1 ↔ 220.00200.0016.96
B = reaction time (min)X240140−1 ↔ 60.00+1 ↔ 120.0090.0025.43
C = catalyst dose (mg)X313.3021.70−1 ↔ 15.00+1 ↔ 20.0017.502.12