Research Article

Statistical Optimization of Process Parameters for Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Triethanolamine-Based Esterquats Using Response Surface Methodology in 2-Liter Bioreactor

Table 2

Descriptive statistics to check the skewness and kurtosis values for five variables.

Statistic for variables
Enzyme amount (w/w%) Reaction time (h) Reaction temperature (°C) Molar ratio of substrates (mole) Agitation speed (r.p.m.)
−101−101−101−101−101

Skewness−0.261−0.819−0.524−0.551−0.608−0.550−0.446−0.925−0.5400.532−0.8250.349−0.425−0.781−0.220
Kurtosis−0.706−0.034−0.163−0.706−0.766−0.399−0.8480.671−0.255−0.2631.111−0.728−0.737−0.156−0.476