Research Article
Full Factorial Experimental Design Analysis of Reactive Dye Removal by Carbon Adsorption
Table 2
The results for ultimate and proximate analyses.
| Ultimate analysis | Component (%) | Sunflower seed cake | Activated carbon |
| C | 52.15 | 65.12 | N | 5.19 | 9.41 | H | 7.42 | 6.63 | Oa | 35.26 | 18.85 | HHV (MJ/kg) | 28.34 | 31.04 |
| Proximate analysis of sunflower seed cake |
| Preliminary analysis | wt.% | Moisture | 7.72 | Ash | 6.17 | Volatile | 75.15 | Fixed carbona | 10.95 | Structural analysis | wt.% | Holocellulose | 22.90 | Hemicellulose | 10.92 | Extractive material | 23.59 | Oil | 30.30 | Lignin | 33.12 | Cellulosea | 12.53 |
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āaEstimated by difference.
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