Research Article

Column Adsorption Studies for the Removal of Cr(VI) Ions by Ethylamine Modified Chitosan Carbonized Rice Husk Composite Beads with Modelling and Optimization

Table 5

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for response surface quadratic model for percentage removal of Cr(VI) using EAM-CCRCBs.

SourceSum of squaresDfMean square value valueComments

Model4219.319468.8143.48<0.0001Significant
2183.2312183.23202.50<0.0001
556.021556.0251.51<0.0001
743.931743.9369.000<0.0001
29.26129.262.710.1305
30.81130.812.860.1218
2.3112.310.210.6533
558.931558.9351.84<0.0001
213.441213.4419.800.0012
120.581120.5811.180.0074

Residual 107.811010.78
 Lack of fit107.37521.47244.03<0.0001Significant
 Pure error0.4450.088

Cor total4327.1219

Where is the fisher value which is the ratio of mean square of the term to the mean square of the residual, and is low-probability value.