Research Article

Optimization of Hydrothermal and Diluted Acid Pretreatments of Tunisian Luffa cylindrica (L.) Fibers for 2G Bioethanol Production through the Cubic Central Composite Experimental Design CCD: Response Surface Methodology

Table 1

The coded levels of the studied factors for both LC fibers hydrothermal and diluted acid pretreatments.

PretreatmentDiluted acid pretreatment
Hydrothermal pretreatmentsAcid concentration (%)
FactorsTemperature (°C)Reaction time (min)
Coded levels

−180300.5
0100452.75
+1120605