In this research work, statistical analysis and optimization of the production of electrolytic zinc powder from zinc anode casing of spent dry cell batteries by packed bed electrolysis technique were carried out using response surface methodology (RS M.
BJH contributed to the simulation work, statistical analysis and drafting of the manuscript.
WY: experimental design, supervision of experimental work, statistical analysis, writing of the manuscript, and supervision and overview of entire project.
JC conceived the study, was responsible for the on site laboratory work, statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript.
PRMR: Experimental design, supervision of experimental work, statistical analysis, writing of the manuscript, supervision and overview of entire project.
CW contributed to experimental design, supervision of experimental work, statistical analysis, writing of the manuscript, and supervision and overview of entire project.
PRMR contributed to experimental design, supervision of experimental work, statistical analysis, writing of the manuscript, and supervision and overview of entire project.
AD played a major role in manuscript preparation, experimental work, statistical analysis and interpretation and MS directed patient recruitment and assessment and critical revision of the manuscript.
In previous work, statistical analysis of a score of microdisk devices found an anticorrelation between the quality factor (Q) of those devices and the overall dislocation density of the material composing the sample.
Both XD and JL designed the study, supervised all of the study work and statistical analysis, and helped with manuscript revisions.
