Research Article

Response Surface Optimization of Bioethanol Production from Sugarcane Molasses by Pichia veronae Strain HSC-22

Table 2

Experimental design matrix with experimental and predicted bioethanol yield.

Run number Initial pH 
Molasses
concentration 
Incubation
temperature 
Mixing
rate 
Incubation
period 
Bioethanol
concentration 
g/L
Bioethanol yield
%
ActualPredicted

10−100018.241.439.1
2−1−1−1−1+14.019.1311.2
31−1−1−1+16.2914.313.2
4000−1019.333.034.1
50000+118.431.429.7
6−1000015.326.122.6
700−10020.334.734.8
8+1−1−1+1−14.6110.513.9
9+1+1+1+1+122.330.526.5
10−1+1+1−1+119.526.723.9
11−1−1+1−1−13.969.0210.9
12−1−1+1−1+16.4814.816.5
13+1−1+1−1−14.6410.610.3
140+100023.532.138.9
15+1−1+1+1+18.9020.324.2
160000020.635.235.4
17000+1022.137.737.7
18−1−1−1+1−14.319.8210.2
190000021.336.435.4
20−1+1+1+1−18.8012.013.5
2100+10021.536.737.7
22+1+1+1+1−19.4412.913.5
23+1−1+1−1+17.9618.115.9
240000021.436.635.4
25+1000011.119.023.6
260000020.935.635.4
270000021.336.435.4
28+1+1−1+1−111.916.213.0
29−1+1+1+1+119.426.526.6
300000021.336.435.4
31−1+1−1−1−18.4511.611.4
32+1+1+1−1+114.720.122.2
33+1+1−1−1−110.814.812.5
34−1−1−1−1−13.397.727.13
35+1+1−1+1+117.123.424.5
360000020.935.735.4
37+1−1−1−1−13.608.209.26
38+1−1−1+1+110.724.422.9
390000−110.818.421.1
400000020.635.335.4
41+1+1+1−1−110.614.514.2
42−1−1+1+1+19.5421.723.4
43+1−1+1+1−17.0716.113.7
44+1+1−1−1+113.618.519.0
450−1+1+1−16.2614.312.7
460+1−1−1+112.917.717.9
470+1−1+1−17.319.9910.3
480+1−1+1+115.721.521.9
490+1+1−1−112.216.715.8
500−1−1+1+18.7419.919.3