Adsorption of CO2 Using NaOH-Modified Nanoclay Montmorillonite Adsorbent: Comparative Analysis of RSM-Based Central Composite Design and ANN-Based Models in Modelling and Optimization
摘要
The increasing need for efficient CO2 capture methods has led to the exploration of NaOH-modified nanoclay montmorillonite as an adsorbent. This study utilizes response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural networks (ANN) for modelling and optimizing CO2 adsorption. Data from previous experiments were used to develop the models. RSM employed a central composite design (CCD) and was evaluated using analysis of variance (ANOVA), while ANN models were created with various training methods (Levenberg–Marquardt, Bayesian regularization, and scaled conjugate gradient). The ANN model using Bayesian regularization (R2 = 0.98719; MSE = 0.00049) demonstrated the best predictive accuracy. ANOVA revealed that NaOH concentration, pressure, and temperature significantly affected CO2 adsorption capacity. Sensitivity analysis confirmed NaOH concentration as the most influential variable. Optimization results indicated that maximum CO2 adsorption (72.873 mg/g) occurs at 35 °C, 9 bar pressure, 5 mol/L acid concentration, and 30% w/w NaOH. This study effectively applies RSM-CCD and ANN models for optimizing CO2 adsorption with NNM adsorbent.