Research Article

Optimized Removal of Hydroquinone and Resorcinol by Activated Carbon Based on Shea Residue (Vitellaria paradoxa): Thermodynamics, Adsorption Mechanism, Nonlinear Kinetics, and Isotherms

Table 6

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of adsorbed quantity of hydroquinone and resorcinol by CAK-S.

HydroquinoneResorcinol
SourceDfSSMCF value valueSSMCF value value

A11509.911509.91410.490.0000385.03385.0331.830.0001
B184.7684.7623.100.0003290.08290.0823.980.0003
C10.300.360.100.757760.9760.9705.040.0428
D11471.711471.71401.170.0000188.891888915.620.0017
A21252.72252.7268.890.000010.8710.870.900.3604
AB153.7353.7314.050.0021158.69158.6913.120.0031
AC10.010.010.000.98004.554.550380.5504
AD1181.31181.3149.420.00008.958.950.740.4051
B²115.6315.634.260.059547.5247.523.930.0690
BC13.363.360.920.355518.5118.511.530.2379
BD10.020.020.000.940013.8613.861.150.3040
C²18.658.652.360.14851.751.750.140.7101
CD14.574.571.250.284127.8527.852.300.1531
D²12.192.190.600.4534157.45157.4513.020.0032
R² = 98.69%, adjusted R²  = 97.29%R² = 90.55%, adjusted R² = 80.38%

Significant. D: degree of freedom; SS: sum of squares; MS: mean square; adjusted R2: adjusted R2.