Table 3 Experimental data and response values (SSA) for synthesized high SSA ZnO samples.

From: Statistical optimization of high specific surface area zinc oxide synthesized through carbonation and thermal decomposition using response surface methodology

Run

Main factors

Response (SSA (m2/g))

Pore volume (Vp (cm2/g))

Average pore radius (nm)

A (T, °C)

B (t, h)

C (pH)

D (L/S, mL/g)

1

70

3

11

15

28.0

0.346

23.68

2

50

5

11

15

28.8

0.503

34.46

3

70

5

10

15

28.2

0.302

21.82

4

50

3

10

15

27.8

0.398

27.63

5

50

3

11

10

27.5

0.222

17.68

6

50

5

9

15

26.9

0.365

26.09

7

50

3

10

15

27.6

0.364

24.96

8

30

5

10

15

27.6

0.370

26.97

9

30

3

11

15

27.6

0.220

17.82

10

50

1

10

20

27.5

0.299

20.41

11

30

1

10

15

23.2

0.278

24.19

12

50

3

10

15

26.8

0.413

28.00

13

50

1

10

10

25.8

0.280

22.50

14

50

3

9

20

25.8

0.304

23.19

15

50

5

10

10

32.2

0.570

31.02

16

30

3

9

15

24.1

0.366

30.56

17

70

3

10

10

30.8

0.307

20.55

18

50

1

9

15

26.9

0.299

22.04

19

70

3

9

15

29.8

0.311

20.25

20

30

3

10

20

25.9

0.250

21.06

21

50

3

9

10

29.3

0.468

30.32

22

30

3

10

10

26.5

0.332

24.78

23

50

5

10

20

25.2

0.350

27.99

24

50

3

11

20

26.5

0.348

25.24

25

70

1

10

15

29.8

0.449

27.22

26

50

1

11

15

27.6

0.270

19.61

27

70

3

10

20

28.0

0.282

20.77

Low SSA ZnO

-

-

-

-

4.5

0.020

10.30