Research Article

Optimization Study in Biodiesel Production via Response Surface Methodology Using Dolomite as a Heterogeneous Catalyst

Table 4

Statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the regression model terms in the production of methyl esters; = 8.73.

Model termSum of squaresMean of squares value value

3.6003.60020.7690.0449
0.000.000.0001.0000
51.52951.529297.2820.0033
28.29928.299163.2660.0060
6.2416.24136.0050.0266
1.5071.5078.6940.0983
TL by RL0.0050.0050.0280.880
TL by CL5.7805.78033.3460.028
RL by CL15.12515.12587.25960.0112
Pure error0.34670.17333
-squared
0.9130