Research Article
Optimization of Biosorptive Removal of Dye from Aqueous System by Cone Shell of Calabrian Pine
Table 3
Biosorption efficiencies and SN ratio values obtained for all levels of factors.
| Factor | Level | Biosorption efficiency. (mg g−1) | SN ratio |
| Dye concentration (mg L−1) | 40 | 21.51 | 26.53 | 60 | 42.23 | 31.70 | 100 | 52.51 | 34.04 |
| Biosorbent particle size (µm) | 63–125 | 49.11 | 32.58 | 125–250 | 37.15 | 30.99 | 250–500 | 29.99 | 28.70 |
| Contact time (min) | 30 | 25.38 | 27.63 | 75 | 43.22 | 32.18 | 120 | 47.65 | 32.46 |
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