Mathematical Modelling and Optimization for Facile Synthesis of Structured Activated Carbon (ACs) from () Wood Chips Integrating Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis for the Elimination of Lead (II) Cations from Wastewater Effluents.

In this research, activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from ligno-cellulosic residues of wood chips (AKTW) using two-step semi-carbonization and subsequent pyrolysis using microwave-induced heating (MWP) in the presence of a mild activating agent of KCO. The influence of process input variables of microwave power (), residence time (), and amount of KCO () were analysed to yield superior quality carbon having maximum removal efficiencies () for lead (II) cations from waste effluents, fixed carbon percentages (), and carbon yield percentages (). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to develop relevant mathematical models, with an appropriate statistical assessment of errors.