The preparation conditions of electro-modification (current density) and pyrolysis (pyrolysis temperature and heating rate) processes were simultaneously optimized using response surface methodology with the quadratic regression model associated with Box-Behnken design. By numerical optimization, the phosphate adsorption capacity of 245.06mg/g was achieved, corresponding to 99.9% of the predicted values under statistically optimized conditions (current density: 38.78mA/cm(2), pyrolysis temperature: 584.1°C, heating rate: 6.91°C/min). By considering R(2) and three error functions values, the experimental results of adsorption kinetics, and the equilibrium isotherms at different temperatures (10-30°C) showed that predictive pseudo-second-order and Sips isotherm models could adequately interpret the phosphate adsorption process for 'statistically optimized electrically modified'-biochar (SOEM-biochar). The maximum phosphate adsorption capacities of SOEM-biochar were found to be 273.9, 345.1, and 460.3mg/g at 10, 20, and 30°C, respectively, which are higher than that of other adsorbents reported in the literature.
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