BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF REMOVAL CRUDE OIL FROM WATEREMULSIONBY MOBIL COMPOSITION OF MATTER No. 41

Abstract

The removal of crude oil pollutant from water emulsion was studied. Investigate of the potentiality Mobil Composition of Matter No. 41 (MCM-41 A) for removing crude oil from water emulsion. Batch experiments were carried out as a function of pH (4, 5 and 6), temperature(30, 40 and 50^oC), different initial concentrations (50-200) ppm and weight of MCM-41 A(0.2-1 g). Effect of pH on crude oil remove by using MCM-41 Ashows the rate of crude oil remove was maximum atpH 5.The rate of crude oil remove was maximum attemperature 30^o C and the percentage removal decreased with the increase in initial concentration. But uptake capacity increased with the increase initial concentration (49.8,96.8,144.2,190.3) mg/L. Turbidity decrease with the increasing weight of MCM-41 A. The value of turbidity was closely after ten hours and weight of MCM-41 A beyond(1g).The data obtained from the experiments conducted as per Design of Experiment (DOE), orthogonal second order design (Box-Behnken Design); response surface methodology (RSM) is a collection of mathematical and statistical techniques useful for analyzing problems where several independent variables influence a dependent variable or response. The outcomes prove that this model can be used to optimize the removal of crude oil process in the presence of MCM-41 Awith R² 81.24%.