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Table 3 The Box-Behnken design matrixes employed for Chara vulgaris biodiesel

From: Production of biodiesel from coastal macroalgae (Chara vulgaris) and optimization of process parameters using Box-Behnken design

Run no.

Chloroform (X1) (ml)

NaCl (X2) (%)

Temperature (X3) (°C)

Lipid extract before transesterification (ml)

Calorific value (c) (kcal/kg)

Yield (y) (ml)

1

118.8

0.70

60

14

9167.173

3.0

2

198

0.70

60

18

9153.926

3.4

3

118.8

0.80

60

13

9108.31

2.9

4

198

0.80

60

19

9219.738

3.4

5

118.8

0.75

55

15

9188.192

3.1

6

198

0.75

55

20

9242.961

3.6

7

118.8

0.75

65

14

9132.539

3.0

8

198

0.75

65

19

9255.106

3.5

9

158.4

0.70

55

17

9158.281

3.2

10

158.4

0.80

55

16

9151.03

3.1

11

158.4

0.70

65

17

9143.935

3.2

12

158.4

0.80

65

17

9174.205

3.2

13

158.4

0.75

60

18

9169.471

3.3

14

158.4

0.75

60

18

9169.471

3.3

15

158.4

0.75

60

18

9169.471

3.3

  1. Where, each of chloroform and NaCl concentration is given for 12 g of dry algae biomass