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Dimensional accuracy of a fused deposition modelling (FDM) built part is greatly influenced by many process parameters. In this study, the effect of five process parameters such as layer thickness, part build orientation, raster angle, air gap, and raster width along with their interactions has been studied using Taguchi's L27 orthogonal array. Experimental results indicate that the measured dimension is always more than the desired value along the thickness direction but the length, width, and diameter of hole of test part are less than the desired value. It has been observed that optimal factor settings for each performance characteristic such as percentage change in length, width, thickness, and diameter are different. In order to minimize four responses simultaneously, the grey-Taguchi method is adopted and optimum factor levels have been reported. Finally, overall dimensional accuracy is predicted using artificial neural network (ANN).

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In this work, removal of arsenic (III) from aqueous solution by living cells (Bacillus cereus), biosorption mechanism, and characterization studies have been reported. B. cereus cell surface was characterized using SEM-EDX and FTIR. Dependence of biosorption on pH of the solution, biosorbent dose, initial arsenic (III) concentration, contact time, and temperature had been studied to achieve optimum condition. The maximum biosorption capacity of living cells of B. cereus for arsenic (III) was found to be 32.42 mg/g at pH 7.5, at optimum conditions of contact time of 30 min, biomass dosage of 6 g/L, and temperature of 30 ± 2 °C. Biosorption data of arsenic (III) are fitted to linearly transformed Langmuir isotherm with R (2) (correlation coefficient) >0.99. The pseudo-second-order model description of the kinetics of arsenic (III) is successfully applied to predict the rate constant of biosorption. Thermodynamic parameters reveal the endothermic, spontaneous, and feasible nature of sorption process of arsenic (III) onto B. cereus biomass. The arsenic (III) ions are desorbed from B. cereus using both 1 M HCl and 1 M HNO(3).