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 5

The regression coefficients for Δ total sugars concentration calculated for diluted acid pretreatment of Luffa cylindrica biomass.

Regression coefficientsFactors and interactions

Squared effect term4.8221
Temperature0.3821
Reaction time0.1193
Acid concentration−0.4087
Temperature20.9075
Reaction time2−1.0283
Acid concentration2−0.8120
−0.4230
0.8708
0.0872