Student names: Khuliso Mamathoni

Tshilidzi Mamedzi

Specific Objectives

Determination of : Effect of initial concentrations

Effect of pH and temperature

Interactions of parameters

Adsorption capacity

Rate of deactivation

Adsorption percentage and comparison for both modified and unmodified zeolite

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Adsorption

Acetic AcidPropanoic Acid

ModifiedZeolite

UnmodifiedZeolite

ModifiedZeolite

Unmodifiedzeolite

Adsorption

Reason for Adsorption

Mechanism of Adsorption

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Experimental Design

Experimental procedure

Modification

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Figure 1: Adsorption percentage vs. Time of acetic acid on unmodified zeolite

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Figure 2 : A plot of adsorption capacity vs. Time of Run 9

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Figure 3 : A plot of deactivation rate of zeolite

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Figure 4: A plot of error analysis of adsorption capacity of acetic acidon unmodified zeolite

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Figure 5: A plot of error analysis of deactivation rate.

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Figure 6: A plot of percentage adsorption of acetic acid on modified zeolite.

F-test

T-test

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Effect of initial concentrations

Effect of pH and temperature

Interactions of parameters

Adsorption capacity

Rate of deactivation

Adsorption percentage and comparison for both modified and unmodified zeolite

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Isotherms

Lack of equipment

Delay of materials

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