Research Article

Effect of Alcohol Structure on the Optimum Condition for Novozym 435-Catalyzed Synthesis of Adipate Esters

Table 3

The analysis of variance (ANOVA).

SourceSum of squaresDegree of freedomMean square -value value

Di-n-butyl adipate
Model2955.756492.6375.85<0.0001
Lack of fit61.65106.170.840.6260
= 0.9702

Di-iso-butyl adipate
Model5498.719610.97209.94<0.0001
Lack of fit29.1274.165.750.0551
= 0.9942

Di-sec-butyl adipate
Model5335.667762.2437.52<0.0001
Lack of fit244.27927.145.470.0585
= 0.9528

Di-tert-butyl adipate
Model764.28984.9248.26<0.0001
Lack of fit12.4371.781.030.5221
= 0.9753