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. 2014 Apr 17;9(4):e95162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095162

Table 1. The L16(45) orthogonal array for the experimental design.

ID Temp.a (°C) Init. Conc. (mg L−1) Dosage (g) pH Agita. Speed (rpm) Adsorp. Capacity
(mg g−1)
1 5 200 0.2 5.5 0 30.67
2 5 500 0.5 6.5 50 38.95
3 5 700 0.7 7.5 100 40.39
4 5 1000 1.0 8.5 150 41.38
5 15 200 0.5 7.5 150 14.81
6 15 500 0.2 8.5 100 100.1
7 15 700 1.0 5.5 50 22.55
8 15 1000 0.7 6.5 0 54.12
9 25 200 0.7 8.5 50 11.33
10 25 500 1.0 7.5 0 19.32
11 25 700 0.2 6.5 100 139.1
12 25 1000 0.5 5.5 150 82.78
13 35 200 1.0 6.5 100 8.41
14 35 500 0.7 5.5 150 25.67
15 35 700 0.5 8.5 0 55.66
16 35 1000 0.2 7.5 50 205.0
a

Temp., Init. Conc., Agita. Speed, and Adsorp. Capacity denote the adsoption temperature, initial concentrations of emulsified oil, speed of agitation, and the adsoption capacity under the designed conditions, respectively.